Society of Broadcast Engineers, Chapter 82
Serving the Southeast Michigan broadcast engineering community
SBE has announced certification exam dates and application deadlines for 2013.
| Exam Window | Application Deadline |
| February 8-18 | December 31 |
| April 9 (at NAB, Las Vegas) | March 22 |
| June 7-17 | April 12 |
| August 9-19 | June 3 |
| November 1-11 | September 13 |
For more information  on the SBE Program of Certification, contact Certification Coordinator Megan Clappe at headquarters.
Our friend and colleague John F. X. Browne, P. E., CPBE, passed away Sunday, March 11 after a brief illness. Here is the obituary: Continue reading “Passing of John F. X. Browne, P. E.”
Are you ready for the National EAS test on Nov 9th? Â Doubtless, you have at least a few unanswered questions regarding this nationwide effort to improve the reach and reliability of the national alerting system.
Please join us next Wednesday night, October 26th, at the studios of WKBD and WWJ-TV in Southfield for a presentation by state EAS chairman Larry Estlack and WJR chief engineer Kevin Hawley as they brief us on the latest developments and wrinkles with the state, national, and southeast Michigan EAS scene. Continue reading “October chapter meeting: EAS”
Our June chapter meeting will be a “shootout†of two mid-range studio/handheld HD cameras. It’s hosted by CBS Television (WKBD & WWJ-TV), 26905 West 11 Mile Road in Southfield.
Sony will be bringing the HXC-100K and Ikegami will bring their HDK-77EC/CT. Each has a 1920×1080 2/3 inch sensor and is capable of handheld or fixed operation. They will be configured for triax studio use with mid-range lenses, viewfinders and control panels. Continue reading “June chapter meeting”