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SBE Chapter 38 (El Paso, Texas) Officers

CHAIRMAN - Antonio Castro

VICE CHAIRMAN - Bruno Cruz

SECRETARY/TREASURE - Walter Hanthorn

CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE - David Halperin

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE - TBD

FREQUENCY COORD. COMMITTEE - Warren Reeves & Owen Smith

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE - Rick Vilardell

WEBSITE COMMITTEE - Norbert Miles

PROGRAM CHAIRMAN - Glenn Leffler

NEWSLETTER - Antonio Castro

EAS CHAIRMAN - Michael Rivera

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - Antonio Castro::Bruno Cruz::Walter Hanthorn

ELECTION TELLERS - Warren Reeves::Glenn Leffler::David Grice

 

Our Next Chapter Meeting:

SBE38 Recruiter Award

 

Our Guest:

 PRESENTATION:  DAN MERWIN FROM BROADCAST TELECOM 

It is important to attend because there are several issues to review that need  your attention.

IT IS TIME TO ELECT NEW OFFICERS !!

 

 

Date:  Next meeting: May 13, 2025 (Tuesday)

Location: ON ZOOM

Address: 

City/State: El Paso, Tx.

Time:  Arrive at 10:30 Meeting Starts at 11

ENNIS Workshop is on June 6

Click here to register: https://sbe.org/education/ennes-workshops/elpaso-ennes-workshop/

 

 

IMPORTANT NEWS:

Sage Alerting Systems announced as of December 3, 2024 that it has ceased manufacturing its Sage Digital ENDEC, model 3644. "Some parts for the ENDEC are no longer available", said Harold Price, President of Sage. We have parts on hand for repairs, and we expect to be able to continue repairs on ENDECs now in the field for several years. Warranty repairs will also continue.


Sage will continue to support the firmware in the 3644 ENDEC, and will continue to provide user support via email and phone lines. The next planned firmware update is a free maintenance release for minor bugs and to enable the Missing or Endangered Persons (MEP) alert code.


Sage has no immediate plans for a replacement for the 3644. Price says "EAS has always been an odd niche business with a very bursty sales rate. The FCC has been contemplating major changes to EAS rules for the last year or two. What happens next remains to be seen. Sage will continue to evaluate opportunities for new products in the coming months."

 

NEW SBE Adds New Certification: Certified Production Technologist - Read Full Story Here

 

Full Story here: https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/sage-eas-users-get-a-deadline-extension-from-the-fcc

 

FCC Fines 2 Texas Telemarketers Largest Fine In History For Robocalls

Get the full story here.

FORM OF ONLINE NOTICE

On March 11, 2022, BGM License, LLC, the licensee of Station K27OJ-D, Channel 27, El Paso, Texas, filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for consent to the renewal of the Station’s licensee.  Members of the public wishing to view this application or obtain information about how to file comments and petitions on the application can visit:  https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicAppSearchResults.html

 

Here is a present from Bruno Cruz. Thank you Bruno. The History & Future of wifi.

There is an update for the Sage EAS units.  See the below FAQ from Sage

Important info: Sage Alerting Systems September 2019 Release (Rev95)

GBS is happy to help with your upgrades.  1-800-634-8601 or  tim@gbs-giesler.com

Here is an article of interest: The FCC Will Explore Internet EAS

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

The TAB convention has last Historic Course you may want to attend

Here's some useful knowledge on this Course. It's the
Historic last Course in our lives of the maintenance and repair of the FM
816r series single Tube Solid State transmitter. Please pass this on with
 to other engineers, techs, contract engineers, and any one that
might be a future engineer. The knowledge given will not be repeated and I'm
sure for future generation must be kept. There are still 6000 of these in
the U.S. alone as as mains and backups, and thousands all over the world.
The Texas Association of Broadcasters, the Clear Channel Communication
foundation, and Continental Electronics are helping by presenting this 2 day
course with a hands-on 816r in the classroom at the TAB convention this Aug
6,7, and 8th in Rock Rock Texas at the Kalahari Convention Center. Radio
World and other social medias are also helping. The event is the largest
state broadcast association convention in the nation. Here's the issue it
will be limited sitting only so many who register early should be able to
attend. Go to tab.org or https://tabshow.org/ for details. Let's give all the engineer and future
engineer the opportunity to receive this knowledge to pass on to the future
engineers.

 

 

 

SBE Certification Exam Dates .
Exam date: February 7-17, 2025
Location: Local Chapters
Application Deadline: January 3, 2025

Exam date: April 8, 2025
Location:  NAB Show
Application Deadline: February 21, 2025

Exam date: June 6-16, 2025
Location: Local Chapters
Application Deadline: April 13, 2025

Exam date: August 1-11, 2025

Location: Local Chapters

Application Deadline:  June 14, 2025


Exam date: November 7-17, 2025

Location: Local Chapters

Application Deadline: September 4, 2025



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SBE38 2024 MEETING SUMMARY REPORT
MONTH LOCATION SPONSOR PRESENTER ATTENDANCE
JANUARY ZOOM     15
FEBRUARY ZOOM RADIO CLOUD ANDREW SCAGLIONE 15
MARCH ZOOM MICRONET JEREMY BOYCE 13
APRIL KFOX/KDBC 360 SYSTEMS BILL PORTER 25
MAY ZOOM     16
JUNE ZOOM     10
JULY NO MEETING     0
AUGUST NO MEETING     0
SEPTEMBER COMO'S ITALIAN REST.     12
OCTOBER ZOOM KFOX-TV BRUNO CRUZ 15
NOVEMBER COMO'S ITALIAN REST.     13
DECEMBER ZOOM DJB RADIO ADAM ROBINSON 11
      TOTAL 145

 

 

 

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