CHAPTER 24, Inc., MADISON, WI Monthly eNews August 2022 Please support our Sustaining Members. To become a Sustaining Member contact Mike Travis. Click here for display Ads. Alpha Video Bryan Nelson Full Compass Mike Ramirez Heartland Video Systems Mark Bartolotta Journeyman Human Richard Wood Ross Video Brian Stumpf Sound Devices LLC Jon Tatooles Token Creek John Salzwedel WISC-TV CBS 3 channel3000.com WKOW-TV ABC 27 wkow.com WMSN-TV Fox 47 fox47.com WMTV-TV NBC 15 nbc15.com Our Next Meeting: Wednesday, August 24th RF VSWR Monitoring and sUAS Infrared Tower Inspections by Paul Shulins By using sophisticated transducers and software it's possible to detect abnormal antenna and transmission line conditions long before major damage can occur. Using these tools along with drone based Thermal Imaging, Paul will discuss current state of the art techniques for detecting line and antenna problems before they become costly. Mr. Shulins has been in Radio and TV engineering for 4 decades, and recently started his consulting practice called Shulins' Solutions specializing in RF monitoring and protection systems for low and high power TV and FM broadcasters. 7:00 PM - Meeting/Program Connection information will be distributed on the SBE24 email group in the days prior to the meeting. Our Chapter 16 Years Ago Last Meeting Minutes Submitted by Mike Travis, Secretary The SBE Chapter 24 meeting was called to order by Matt Mommaerts at 07:00pm on July 28th, 2022 via Zoom. Approval of Minutes Leonard Charles made a motion to approve the secretary meeting minutes from 05/26/2022, seconded by Matt Mommaerts and approved as submitted. Leonard Charles made a motion to approve the secretary meeting minutes from 06/22/2022, seconded by Matt Mommaerts and approved as submitted. Treasurer's Report Mike Norton reports there were no sustaining membership funds received in June or July. With no other transactions, the checking account balance is [in the black]. The SBE National office has sent a Chapter Rebate check for 2021, in the amount of $548.25. (Chapter 24 held more than five meetings--then submitted meeting minutes and attendance lists--which makes it eligible for the rebate program.) In past years the check has been returned to the SBE National office to be donated to the Ennes Educational Foundation Trust. This rebate check can either be deposited in the Chapter checking account, or possibly a vote could be taken at the meeting to decide if some/all of the amount should be returned/donated. Russ Awe made a motion to return the check to the SBE National Office to be donated to the Ennes Educational Foundation Trust, seconded by Leonard Charles and approved by the membership. Sustaining Member Chair Report Mike Travis reports we have no renewals. We remain at 11 sustaining members. Membership Report Leonard Charles reports he received a new chapter roster from SBE National and we have 44 members assigned to our chapter. Last year we had 50 members. Chapter Newsletter Report Leonard Charles reports the deadline for articles for the August eNews letter is Monday August 1st at 5pm. Please forward any article of interest to Chapter members to Lcharles@sbe.org. If you send an article expect a reply of acknowledgement within a day or so. If you don't get one you should follow up to make sure your article was received.. SBE National Report Leonard Charles reports the annual election of officers and half of the directors for the National SBE board of directors is running now through August 17th. There will be one candidate for each officer position and seven candidates for the six available officer seats. If you didn't get your email link for the electronic election ballot please check your spam filter. SBE National reports there have been a few caught in the spam filter. They were sent out July 15th so please check your spam filters. The results from the annual SBE compensation survey of the broadcast engineering community are now available via the SBE bookstore at SBE.ORG. The survey is free for SBE members but you must have an account on SBE.ORG. The SBE national meeting will be held in conjunction with SBE 22 Broadcast & Technology Expo to be held September 28th and 29th in Liverpool, New York. The event is hosted by SBE Chapter 22 in central New York. The SBE National awards reception, dinner and meeting will be held at the expo. You can register at sbe22.org/2022-expo/. The SBE Wisconsin chapters and Wisconsin Broadcasters Association have won the best educational event for Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic from October of 2021. We have many people from our chapter involved with that committee. Congratulations to everyone involved with that conference! Certification and Education Report Jim Hermanson thanks Vicki Way Kipp and Leonard Charles for proctoring exams last month. Congratulations to Vicki Way Kipp for earning her CPBE (Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer). Congratulations to Derek Murphy, of Fitchburg, for his CBT recertification (Certified Broadcast Technologist). The next exams for 2022 are November 4th - 14th. The deadline to apply is September 9th. On August 9th at 1pm we have "2022 CBNT & CBNE Study Topics Module 8". On August 25th at 1pm we have "Audio Streaming for Broadcasters: Fundamental Techniques and Technologies". Frequency Coordination Report Thomas Smith reports there have not been any frequency coordination requests. Program Committee Report Matt Mommaerts reports that our September program is tentatively planned for "HEVC over ATSC 1.0" by Anton Kabela. We hope to have some in-person meetings soon. General Announcements Vicki Way Kipp wants to thank Thomas Smith for reporting on the Wisconsin TV auctions in the previous newsletter. Adjournment Russ Awe made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Thomas Smith. Meeting adjourned at 7:12pm. Presentation The meeting was followed by a presentation on "Getting to know ATSC 3.0" by Vicki Way Kipp. Thank you, Vicki! Job Openings WIFS TV, PT Broadcast Engineer WMTV TV, Broadcast Engineer WKOW PT MC Operator Program Ideas Appreciated The Chapter 24 2022 and 2023 meeting schedule is available here. If you have any suggestions for program topics you'd like to see, or if there is a topic that you'd like to present at an upcoming meeting, please contact Matt Mommaerts or one of the Chapter 24 officers . Amateur Radio News Compiled by Tom Weeden, WJ9H Amateur Radio at EAA AirVenture Member-volunteers from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ensured amateur radio was well-represented at the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 25-31. More than 10,000 aircraft and a half-million flight enthusiasts make Wittman Regional Airport the busiest airfield in the world during AirVenture. ARRL has participated at AirVenture since 2018, supporting an exhibit that encourages pilots and aviation enthusiasts to discover radio communications and radio technology through ham radio. According to ARRL Director of Public Relations and Innovation Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, "There's a kinship among the aviation and amateur radio communities...In addition to introducing newcomers to ham radio, we expect to meet hundreds of ham-pilots at AirVenture. This is a great opportunity to show off ham radio at such a large-scale event." At KidVenture, a highlight for children attending AirVenture, kids can build and take home a radio receiver to listen to air traffic and other nearby transmissions from approximately 65-140 MHz. (See ARRL's Introduction to Radio Receiver Kit, https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/133264). "It's great fun to see children at AirVenture walking around with the radio kits they've built and tuning in to the busy Air Traffic Control Tower throughout the event," said Inderbitzen. "Radio communications is a key part of learning about avionics. ARRL is grateful to EAA AirVenture for sponsoring the activity, which promises to introduce a lot of young people to radio." Kidventure Radio Kit Members of the Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club operated station W9ZL at KidVenture, and the EAA Warbirds of America Board of Directors operated special event station W9W from AirVenture. FCC Legacy CORES System Retired The Federal Communications Commission retired the legacy version of its COmmission REgistration System (CORES) on July 15. CORES is the FCC's public-facing database that enables and tracks certain types of FCC and FCC applicant actions, including amateur radio applications and licenses. Its implementation has enabled routine amateur applications and licenses to be issued overnight instead of over weeks, as was the case with earlier methods. ARRL has advised the amateur radio community to transition to the updated version of CORES (https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do) as soon as possible. (Excerpts from the American Radio Relay League's arrl.org web site) The Clinic is Award Winning The SBE Wisconsin chapters and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association have won the Best Educational Event for the Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic held in October 2021. Congratulations to everyone involved with that conference. Emergency Alert System Vulnerability IPAWS recently became aware of certain vulnerabilities in EAS encoder/decoder devices that, if not updated to most recent software versions, could allow an actor to issue EAS alerts over the host infrastructure (TV, radio, cable network). This exploit was successfully demonstrated by Ken Pyle, a security researcher at CYBIR.com, and may be presented as a proof of concept at the upcoming DEFCON 2022 conference in Las Vegas, August 11-14. In short, the vulnerability is public knowledge and will be demonstrated to a large audience in the coming weeks. FEMA strongly encourages EAS participants to ensure that: 1. EAS devices and supporting systems are up to date with the most recent software versions and security patches; 2. EAS devices are protected by a firewall; 3. EAS devices and supporting systems are monitored and audit logs are regularly reviewed looking for unauthorized access. We value our partnership with broadcasters and appreciate your efforts to maintain public trust and confidence in the Emergency Alert System. Contact the IPAWS Office at fema-ipaws-stakeholder-engagement@fema.dhs.gov. National SBE Elections The annual election of officers and half of the directors for the national SBE Board of Directors is running now through August 17. There will be one candidate for each officer position and seven candidates for the six available director seats. If you didn't get your email link to the election, check your spam filter. The email should have arrived on or about July 15th. Survey Results Available Results of the annual SBE Compensation Survey of the broadcast engineering community are available now via the SBE Bookstore on the SBE.org web site. They are free to any SBE member. All you'll need is your membership username and password. National Meeting The SBE National Meeting will be held in conjunction with the SBE22 Broadcast & Technology Expo, to be held Sept. 28 and 29 in Liverpool, NY. The event is hosted by SBE Chapter 22 Central New York. The SBE National Awards Reception and Dinner, and the SBE Annual Membership Meeting will be held at the event. Register at SBE22.org. Certification and Education compiled by Jim Hermanson This month we have the final 2022 CBNT & CBNE Study Topics Module 8 of a series of eight modules to study for the SBE CBNT and CBNE certifications. If you have missed any of the modules, they are or will be ON DEMAND. Click here to learn more about the series and register for on demand or upcoming modules. The instructor is our former SBE National President, Wayne Pecena, CPBE, 8-VSB, ATSC3, AMB, AMD, ATSC3, DRB, CBNE, whom I consider one of the best and most dedicated educators in the world. Please have a look at the August Webinars section below and consider registering. Surely, you will learn, the information will help you in your work, and will help you pass these exams to become certified. SBE Chapter 24 Certification Exam Reimbursement Each year, account balance permitting, Chapter 24 will reimburse half the application fee to any member of Chapter 24 in good standing who successfully obtains any SBE certification level not previously held by that member. Contact the SBE Chapter 24 chairperson or certification chairperson for more information. When you are ready to take an SBE exam, note the open exam schedule, complete the appropriate application (found here... http://www.sbe.org/applications) and send it directly to the SBE National office (see address below) with the respective fee. You will be notified once your application is approved. Approximately 3 weeks before the exam time, your local certification chairman will receive a list of applicants and exams in his/her area and arrange for a proctor. He/she will then contact applicants to schedule a mutually agreeable date, time, and place for the exam(s) within the respective exam date window. This must be coordinated before the exam will be sent by SBE National. Completed exam(s) will be mailed back to SBE National for grading. Pass/fail results will be mailed directly to the applicants. The majority of SBE certifications are open book and access to the Internet is allowed to give a more "real world" situation. You may mail, email, or fax your applications to: Megan E. Clappe Certification Director 9102 N. Meridian St. Suite 150 Indianapolis, IN 46260 317-846-9120 Fax mclappe@sbe.org To apply for a specialist certification, an individual must currently hold certification on the Broadcast Engineer, Senior Broadcast Engineer, Professional Broadcast Engineer or Broadcast Networking Engineer Certification level. Exams must be completed within three hours and consist of 50 multiple-choice questions (two points each) and one essay question (20 points maximum). Examinees are provided one essay question to answer. Exams are pass/fail, and a score of 84 is a passing grade. The Open 2022 Exam Schedule Exam Dates Location Application Deadline (to SBE National Office)   November 4-14, 2022   Local Chapters (Madison Area)   September 9, 2022   February 3-13, 2023   Local Chapters (Madison Area)   January 2, 2023 August Webinars 2022 CBNT & CBNE Study Topics Module 8 Tuesday, August 9, 2022 | 1 p.m. CT Module 8: Webinar Series Review The 2022 CBNT & CBNE Study Topics Series concludes with Module 8: Webinar Series Review. Both CertPreview and taking the exam will be reviewed. Your Instructor Wayne Pecena, CPBE, 8-VSB, ATSC3, AMB, AMD, ATSC3, DRB, CBNE Wayne M. Pecena is the Associate Director of Educational Broadcast Services at Texas A&M University. Wayne has over 48 years of broadcast and IP network engineering experience and holds BS and MS degrees from Texas A&M University. Wayne is a Fellow of the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) and holds the Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer (CPBE) and Certified Broadcast Network Engineer (CBNE) certifications from the SBE. He served two terms as the national President of the SBE. He was named the 2012 SBE Educator of the Year, the 2014 Radio World Engineer of the year, and named an IEEE-BTS Distinguished Lecturer in 2018. He is a frequent industry speaker on IP Networking and cybersecurity topics for the broadcast and media technology professional. SBE Recertification Credit The completion of a Webinar from Webinars by SBE qualifies for 1 credit, identified under Category I of the Recertification Schedule for SBE Certifications. Registration and Pricing This webinar will be approximately 90 minutes long. SBE Members: $62 MemberPlus Members FREE Non-Members: $92 Registration Link Questions? If you have questions regarding this course, contact Cathy Orosz via email or by phone at 317-846-9000. Audio Streaming for Broadcasters: Fundamental Techniques and Technologies Thursday, August 25, 2022 | 1 p.m. CT These days, streaming audio is everywhere, and the importance of streaming continues to grow for broadcasters across the globe. Simply having an audio stream isn't enough - though it's a start if you're not already streaming now. Broadcast streaming audio has become such an important facet of many radio stations' offerings that it's making up a larger portion of broadcast revenues every year. Because this essential technology continues to proliferate, there's a lot to know - even for those who have been streaming for several years. Kirk Harnack, presenter for this webinar about audio streaming, notes that for those stations that are not yet streaming, right now is the perfect time to start. "It's never been easier to get high quality audio out of your automation system or intercept the audio that is otherwise bound for your station's on-air processor, and feed that audio into a PC running streaming software, or a hardware appliance dedicated to streaming audio." There's a lot to know when it comes to streaming, and we'll cover the most important technical topics in this webinar. "It's nearly impossible for any one engineer or broadcaster to know all there is to know about internet streaming," Kirk emphasizes. "The good news is, you can learn it in bite-size pieces, from beginning to end. And this SBE audio streaming webinar is a good place to begin or to update your knowledge." Your Instructor Kirk Harnack, CBRE, CBNE, Senior Solutions Consultant, Telos Alliance Kirk Harnack, CBNE, CBRE, brings 40 years of hands-on experience in broadcast engineering and education to his position as Senior Solutions Consultant at the Telos Alliance. His expertise in putting technology to work in broadcast facilities has driven notable expansion in audio over IP, VoIP for broadcast, audio processing and other new technology adoption by content creators. Kirk maintains an active, hands-on-role in broadcast engineering through his positions as a partner and VP-engineering of South Seas Broadcasting, Inc., Delta Radio, LLC, and Kaua'i Broadcast Partners, totaling 14 AM and FM radio stations. He is a broadcast meteorologist (WSMV, Nashville), fixed-wing private pilot, FAA Part 107 SUAS pilot and licensed General Class Amateur Radio operator (KD5FYD). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the SBE and is program chair of SBE Chapter 103 in Nashville. Kirk founded and hosts the Internet video netcast, This Week in Radio Tech (TWiRT). The one-hour weekly video netcast features regular contributors and guests from the world of radio engineering. SBE Recertification Credit The completion of a Webinar from Webinars by SBE qualifies for 1 credit, identified under Category I of the Recertification Schedule for SBE Certifications. Registration and Pricing This webinar will be approximately 90 minutes long. SBE Members: $62 MemberPlus Members FREE Non-Members: $92 Registration Link Questions? If you have questions regarding this course, contact Cathy Orosz via email or by phone at 317-846-9000. More information about registering using the SBE MemberPlus benefit All SBE webinars are included at no additional cost for members who renew or join using the $175 SBE MemberPlus membership option. You get all the live and archived Webinars by SBE in the SBE catalog plus any new webinars the SBE adds during the membership year, all for no extra cost. Members can renew and newcomers may join online at the SBE website using the SBE MemberPlus option. Access to the SBE webinars through the SBE MemberPlus program is limited to the MemberPlus-purchaser only. You are not permitted to distribute, sell, copy, share, project or otherwise make the webinars available to any other individual or group without express written permission by the SBE. Several state-of-the-art radio, TV, multimedia, and IT engineering training is available through this page... http://sbe.org/education/webinars-by-sbe/on-demand-webinars/ More information on SBE Education Programs is available here... http://www.sbe.org/education/ Views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE), its officers, or its members. SBE Chapter 24, Inc. regrets, but is not liable for, any omissions or errors. Articles of interest to Chapter 24 members are accepted up to the close of business the 1st day of each month. Send your article to lcharles@sbe.org.