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Each year, the Society of Broadcast Engineers, the association for broadcast and multimedia technology professionals, conducts a member recruitment drive. The drive calls on current SBE members to encourage their non-member colleagues to join the association. This year, 68 individual members were recruited.

The SBE Membership Drive ran from March 1 until May 31. As a recruiting incentive to members, the SBE asks for prize donations from SBE sustaining member companies. In addition, the recruiter will earn $5 per new member (up to $25) off his or her 2023 membership dues. 11 sustaining member companies plus the SBE provided prizes this year, ranging from shirts and hats to broadcast equipment. The SBE donated logo items, a copy of CertPreview, and a free Webinars by SBE registration. The theme for the 2022 drive was Expand Your Network.

All the recruiters were eligible for the Membership Drive Grand Prize: A trip the SBE National Meeting this fall. (A cash prize option is available if the winner is not able to travel to the SBE National Meeting.) That meeting will be held during the 2022 SBE 22 Broadcast & Technology Expo in Liverpool, NY. The Grand Prize winner this year is Jack Conway of Cox Media Group, Owasso, OK.

The SBE thanks the sustaining members who provided prizes: Blackmagic Design, Broadcasters General Store, Davicom, Heartland Video Systems, latakoo, LBA, Orban, Shively Labs, Sutro Tower, Telos Alliance, and Tieline. The list of prizes and the winning recruiters will be published in the August 2022 issue of The Signal, the SBE’s bi-monthly newsletter, and on the SBE website.

The close of the drive resulted in 68 new recruited individual members, who were sponsored by 61 current members. The recruiters represent 32 different SBE chapters.

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The SBE has learned that many stations have received prior-coordination notices (PCN) regarding Dish Network and its deployment of AWS-4 at 2000-2020 MHz (downlink) and 2180-2200 MHz (uplink). Those stations have sought guidance on a uniform response. In reviewing these notifications, the SBE believes the potential for interference to ENG is high as the downlink is 5MHz away from the lower DRL (2025-2025.5 MHz) and channel A1 (2025.5-2037.5 MHz).

The SBE recommends that all licensees generate a paper trail (emails) in case potential interference arises, and they should notify Comsearch/Dish Network in writing immediately noting that any harmful interference would not be tolerated, and any interference mitigation would be at their costs per FCC Rules §27.1133. The SBE is has a sample letter that members are welcome to use and/or adapt. Contact SBE Frequency Coordination Manager RJ Russell (rjrussell@sbe.org) for a copy.

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September 28-29, 2022

Ramada by Wyndham, Liverpool, NY

The annual Society of Broadcast Engineers National Meeting will be held in the Syracuse area on Sept. 28-29, 2022, in conjunction with the SBE Chapter 22 Broadcast & Technology Expo, presented by Chapter 22 of Central New York. SBE members from the region and across the country are invited to attend. The SBE national Meeting includes the SBE Annual Membership Meeting and annual SBE National Awards Reception and Dinner. Program details are below. Admission to the SBE National Meeting requires registration to the Engineering Conference. (all times are Mountain Time.)

SBE Schedule

September 28

■ SBE Certification Committee Meeting
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

■ SBE Board of Directors Dinner
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

■ SBE Board of Directors Meeting
6:00 – 10:00 p.m.

September 29

■ SBE Fellows Breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Sponsored by Kathrein

■ SBE Annual Membership Meeting
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The meeting will be streamed live online.
Online stream sponsored by Blackmagic Design, Dielectric, Jampro and Markertek.

■ SBE National Awards Reception 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Sponsored by Comrex

■ SBE National Awards Dinner 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by latakoo

Buy your tickets for the SBE Awards Reception and Dinner.

Event sponsorships are available. Contact Debbie Hennessey (317-846-9000) for information.

SBE22 Broadcast & Technology Expo

■ Conference Info

Accomodations

Reserve a room at the Ramada by Wyndham, Liverpool. Individual attendees may make hotel reservations directly through Ramada reservations at 315-457-1122. Ask for the Society of Broadcast Engineers special rate of $111 plus tax per night. A limited room block has been set aside for our guests.

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