Welcome to SBE Chapter 33
SBE Chapter 33 represents the Society of Broadcast Engineers and its members in Southwestern Ohio, which includes the Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas. If you work in a technical capacity at a broadcast or related facility in our area, or are a contract engineer or broadcast consultant based in Southwest Ohio, please consider joining our Society.
Thanks.
Future Meetings
September 25, 2023
The September SBE-33 meeting will be THIS WEEK during the OAB’s Midwest Broadcast and Multimedia Technology Conference this Thursday September 28 at the Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High Street, Columbus, OH.
I will have the signup sheet. Please go to https://mbmtc.oab.org/ for more information and to register.
This year, the SBE’s National Membership Meeting will be held in conjunction with MBMTC, so please consider registering and attending BOTH the conference and National meeting.
Then the October SBE-33 Meeting will be held as part of the Next Best Thing Tour stop at the VOA Museum Center, 8070 Tylersville Road, West Chester on Thursday October 5 between 11AM – 2PM.
Please contact me with any questions. Hope to see you there!!
Jim Stitt CPBE
President
JMS & Associates, Inc.
Chair SBE-33
513-289-6277 cell
towerjimsk@gmail.com
www.jmstittassociates.com
The Next Big Thing 2023
September 22, 2023
The 2023 edition of The Next Big Thing is scheduled for October 5th at the Voice Of America Museum grounds on Tylersville Road.
For more info, visit www.nbttour.com
Midwest Broadcast & Multimedia Technology Conference 2023
May 31, 2023
Updated August 18, 2023
The OAB’s annual Midwest Broadcast & Multimedia Technology Conference returns on September 28th in Columbus with support from the IBA, KBA, and MAB!
This full day of learning and networking is designed specifically with broadcast engineers in mind, featuring an exhibitor showcase, door prize giveaways, professional networking, dining, and a collection of panel discussions and breakout sessions.
Event Frequency Coordinator(s) Wanted
July 27, 2023
The University of Cincinnati is actively seeking one or two people who would be interested in taking on the role of game-day frequency coordinator(s) for the University. The Bearcat’s first football game is in a little over a month from now, and they’d like to move quickly to get someone onboard.
If you are interested in working for UC in this position, please contact Tim Hudson by email, or phone 513-716-8724.
Regulatory Alert
June 28, 2023
Verify 13GHz ENG Licenses in FCC ULS
The FCC has established GN Docket 22-352, titled Expanding Use of the 12.7-13.25 GHz Band for Mobile Broadband or Other Expanded Use. In this proceeding, the FCC has proposed repack and/or relocation of broadcast (and other) existing authorizations in the 12.7-13.25 GHz band. A forthcoming certification deadline for existing, incumbent 12.7-13.25 GHz broadcast licenses operating under Part 74 is outlined as part of this proceeding, but the FCC has not yet set the actual deadline by which such certifications must be filed. Accordingly, the SBE does not yet know when the FCC will require licensees to file such certifications or how well that date — as well as the requirements for making such certifications — will be communicated to licensees.
It is imperative that you verify all license data in the FCC’s Universal Licensing System (ULS) related to your 13GHz broadcast auxiliary services licenses as soon as possible. In addition, if you are currently using 13GHz for ENG, not fixed links, please notify SBE Frequency Coordination Manager RJ Russell at rjrussell@sbe.org of the licensee callsign and designated market area.
More information is available at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-23-36A1.pdf, paragraphs 83-84 and 143-147 of which further explain the need to confirm the accuracy of ULS data for your 13GHz licenses and prepare to certify as accurate all information on such licenses that fall under Part 74.
Our LAST (as in most recent) Chapter Meeting
Updated June 30, 2023
Our LAST SBE-33 meeting was Tuesday June 20th at 6:30PM at the WLWT-TV tower site for a tour of their Gatesair ULXTE-80 transmitter system.
It’s never too late to renew or join the SBE. Do it today!
News From The SBE
Updated June 30, 2023
2023 SBE Membership Drive Draws 68 New Members
Candidate Slate Announced for 2023 SBE Elections
Ohio’s EAS Monthly Test Schedule for 2023
December 27, 2022
The 2023 schedule for EAS Required Monthly Tests is available here. More information, including the state of Ohio’s EAS plan, is available on the EAS page on the OAB’s website.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Ohio SECC Chair Greg Savoldi at gregsavoldi@iheartmedia.com.
The schedule is also available via FTP from the sbe33.net website. Click on the “Emergency Alert System” menu tab above.
Our LAST Chapter Meeting 0f 2022
Updated December 3, 2022
Our LAST meeting was Tuesday, November 29th, a Zoom meeting (virtual meeting) with Paul Shulins about VSWR Protection Monitoring and Thermal Imaging of RF Transmission Lines.
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SBE Keeps It’s Eye Open On Spectrum Turbulence
An interesting article posted yesterday on the Radio World website, a perspective regarding the SBE and “spectrum turbulence.” We can’t imagine anything more turbulent than Repack, but as the saying goes, it could always be worse. Click HERE.
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How Repack Affects the Operation of Wireless Microphones
A phone call from SBE 33 Vice-Chair Jerry Erwin prompted a little research. Here’s what the FCC says: Operation of Wireless Microphones.
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Here is a link to a YouTube video of a presentation titled, “Building the Advanced RF Transmission System at One World Trade Center” that was made October 27, 2017 as a part of the AES Convention in New York City.
Building the Advanced RF Transmission System at One World Trade Center