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Radio Show Technical Workshops
SBE Radio Engineering Forum
September 26, 2007 • 8:00AM - 12:00PM
Charlotte Convention Center 217D
The sessions are targeted to provide practical information to the attendees, not just theoretical descriptions of the technology. The goal is to provide attendees with real information that they can implement at their stations.
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8:00AM - 8:05AM |
Welcome and Session Overview
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8:05AM - 8:30AM |
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Raymond Miklius, Vice President, Broadcast Electronics, Inc., Quincy, IL, U.S
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8:30AM - 9:00AM |
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Tim Holt, Director, Application & Systems Engineering, Bird Electronic Corporation, Solon, OH
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9:00AM - 9:30AM |
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Ben Brinitzer, Regional Vice President Engineering, Clear Channel, Charlotte, NC
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9:30AM - 9:50AM |
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Ralph Hogan, Chairman, SBE DRB Specialist Certification Committee, Pullman, WA
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9:50AM - 10:00AM |
Break
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10:00AM - 11:00AM |
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Frank Foti, President, Omnia Audio, Cleveland, OH
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Greg Ogonowski, Vice President of New Product Development, Orban/CRL Systems, Inc., San Leandro, CA
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11:00AM - 11:30AM |
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Kevin Campbell, VP North American Operations, APT, Waltham, MA
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11:30AM - 12:00PM |
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Daniel Mansergh, Director of Engineering, KQED Public Radio, San Francisco, CA
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NRSC Meeting
September 26, 2007 • 2:00PM - 5:00PM
Charlotte Convention Center 217D
The NRSC has been setting standards and investigating new technologies for radio for over 20 years. This is an opportunity for everyone attending the Radio Show Technical Program to participate in these important industry meetings. You do not need to be a member of the NRSC to attend. |
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RF Safety Course - Part I
September 27, 2007 • 10:30AM - 12:00PM
Charlotte Convention Center 217D
This course is specifically tailored to the work environment and covers the following:
- Overview of RF radiation issues for broadcasters.
- Biological effects of RF radiation and the distinct differences between RF radiation and ionizing radiation
- FCC and OSHA regulations—what they are and what you need to do to comply
- Workplace hazards:
Transmitter Sites
The unique issues at AM stations
Remote operations (where news personnel can find problems such as on rooftops)
- RF hazard protection equipment—you may not need it but your contractors probably will
- Signs—what they mean and what you need
- FCC enforcement activities—the instructor has been personally involved in two landmark cases.
- Recent overexposure incidents that may provide food for thought.
Your instructor for this course is Richard Strickland. Richard founded RF Safety Solutions in 2001 after ten years as Director of Business Development for Narda Safety Test Solutions, the world’s leading supplier of RF safety measurement and monitoring products. He has presented training courses for environmental health and safety professionals, engineers, technicians, attorneys, communications industry professional consulting engineers (PEs), and senior managers of major corporations, government organizations, and professional groups. Mr. Strickland has taught more than one hundred and fifty public and private seminars on RF radiation safety. In-house course clients include the National Association of Broadcasters, National Public Radio, Sony, Motorola, NYNEX Mobile, ABC, CapRock, the U.S. Army, Bell Atlantic Mobile, Ameritech, Primeco, NORTEL, Texas Instruments, and Northrup-Grumman. He is a member of IEEE and IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, a member of the Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers (AFCCE), and a member of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Advisory Group 106. Mr. Strickland is the author of numerous articles on RF safety practices and measurement issues.
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Richard Strickland, RF Safety Consultant, RF Safety Solutions, South Setauket, NY
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RF Safety Course - Part II
September 27, 2007 • 2:00PM - 5:00PM
Charlotte Convention Center 217D
RF safety violations can be dangerous and expensive. A must-attend if you are responsible for the operation of a transmitter site.
Click Link to RF Safety Solutions Website
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Richard Strickland, RF Safety Consultant, RF Safety Solutions, South Setauket, NY
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AM/FM Transmitter Workshop
September 28, 2007 • 7:00AM - 12:00PM
Charlotte Convention Center 217D
Breakfast - 7:00 - 8:00 AM
Workshop - 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
How well do you understand your transmitter site? This session offers an in-depth look at transmitter troubleshooting.
If your background is computers or studios, and you feel like the transmitter site is a black hole, shed some light on the subject at the Radio Show’s Transmitter Workshop. Even if you are an old pro, the tips and tricks learned here will help you hone your troubleshooting skills. In addition to explaining basic AM and FM theory, routine maintenance techniques for engineers managing multiple sites will be discussed. A section on troubleshooting transmitters is included, along with a fun time of audience participation troubleshooting real world problems. A discussion of potential HD installation problems will be included for those planning a future HD upgrade.
The workshop will wrap up with a roundtable discussion of troubleshooting and maintenance tips with representatives of the major transmitter manufacturers discussing their products, and the best way to keep them maintained.
A workbook is provided, courtesy of Broadcast Electronics. This workbook will guide the attendee through each module of this workshop, and becomes a useful reference in the field. Your instructor is John Bisset of Broadcast Electronics and writer of Radio World’s popular Workbench column.
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John Bisset, North East Regional Sales Manager, Broadcast Electronics, Manchester, NH
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Terry Cockerill, Harris Corporation
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David Hultsman, Regional Sales Manager, Continental Electronics, Birmingham, AL
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Jeff Welton, Nautel, Bangor, ME
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