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THE BUSINESS MEETING Chapter 18 of the Society of Broadcast Engineers held
their monthly meeting on Thursday, 15 May 2006 at WXPN/World Cafe Live with The Day/Sequerra meeting will
not be held for the time being owing to Day/Sequerra
not being ready. National board candidates announced...14 candidates...6
available positions. Jeff Smith of A strategic planning meeting will be held in John Battison received a
lifetime achievement award. Details are in the Signal. Renewal grace period ends 30 June. Dues have been
increased. People should consider nominating Chapter 18 for awards. A leader skills conference is scheduled. please consult the SBE website for details. CBNT at the time of the meeting had no location. Larry Paulausky came through and the session will be held at
Greater Media-- Linda Baun and Angel Bates
are leaving the National office of SBE. Their loss will be felt. June certification deadline closed. Chapter 18 welcomes Ross Kauffman, former engineer of
WCVB, Channel 5 in THE PRESENTATION The presentation was made by Today it is harder to tell what you are Engineer Manager Landscaper Janitor Typical situation Reduced staff/Increased workload Little time to read SBE chapters shrinking Loss of local chat, mentoring Pressure for quick fixes, cut corners Pressure not to share with competition Always in a rush Sometime you get called into work in a station and handle
some very interesting challenges. As engineers, we can keep up to date by visiting websites,
telephoning manufacturers, consulting users groups, Google searches and
visiting sites such as oldradio.com. As engineers, we can EXCHANGE information through e-mails,
meetings, mailing lists such as www.radiolists.net,
using the Broadcast Desktop Reference the Radio Guide provides,
BC-Broadcast Technical Assistant and visiting the archives portions of
websites. Magazines are always valuable such as radio Guide, Radio
World, etc. Some manuals are on CD for your equipment. There are
seminars, schools and road shows during which you can get information. Survival suggestions Safety--RF Safety, RFR knowledge and
training, proper signage. Personal safety Health protection, High Voltage,
Protection of 2 and 4 legged animals. Today it is more critical than ever to share information.
There are more stations and fewer engineers. There is a wider range of
gear--some tube, some solid state. There is an intense pressure to put fires
out. There are young people coming into the business who have no knowledge of
some gear--carts and turntables. There is less opportunity to travel, learn
at seminars. How to contribute. *Mentor someone. *Mailing lists--Steve Davis of Clear
Channel is a proponent of this. *Web
archives--pictures--manuals--historical files and books. *Local SBE Chapter. *Trade publications. *State and National Associations. Topics for articles Something you enjoy, Tech tips, Gear you have installed, Deal with installation or maintenance
issues, Focus on technology, Management. But I don't know how to write. I am not a writer. Many of
the Radio Guide writers are first time writers. Your friendly editor is happy
to help. The results of the articles are: Helping others, SBE credit for recertification. |