The Society has organized a list of speakers who are available to present at chapter meetings. The list is comprised of people who work for SBE Sustaining Member companies, and topics include technical, regulatory, safety, management and other issues. Each speaker’s geographic availability is also noted.
| • Kerry de Boer | Blackmagic Design | 408-954-0500 x320 | National |
| 4K, Ultra HD, high frame rates, live production, broadcast, A/V, video editing, cameras, color correction, video converters, video monitoring, routing, live switching, streaming, recording, HDR
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| • Michael Accardi | CueScript | 203-763-4030 | National |
| IP prompting solutions including SMPT 2110
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| • Kim Savage | Dielectric | 207-655-8258 | National |
| RF design/implementation of translators/boosters; adaptive polarization for ATSC 3.0; antenna technology for ATSC 3.0 – MISO; digital modulation, single pulse RF breakdown; repack process and logistics; efficient UHF tunable filter using waveguide TE10 mode; improving FM combiner/filter efficiency
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| • Ed Czarnecki | Digital Alert Systems | 585-765-1155 x122 | DC, MD, VA |
| EAS, the FCC and You; ATSC 3.0 and Advanced Emergency Communications
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| • Marsha Bartlett | Drake Lighting | 270-804-7383 | National |
| Tower lighting; FAA Circular 70/7460 1L Change 1 and 1L Change 2
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| • Kim Glover | Heartland Video Systems | 800-332-7088 ext. 323 | National |
| master control and transmission systems
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| • Les Kutasi | Kathrein USA | 207-749-3440 | National |
| Antennas, RF systems, combiners and RF components
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| • Mark Johnson | Linkup Communications | 703-217-8290 | National |
| Satellite downlinks and 5G – the coming storm of interference, Satellite and IP together for the most reliable content distribution (audio and video)
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| • Clay Johnson | Linkup Communications | 703-217-8290 | National |
| Disaster recovery communications anywhere, anytime
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| • Doug Watson | Linkup Communications | 703-217-8290 | National |
| 5G filter installations and the importance of accuracy and documentation
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| • Jeff Welton | Nautel | 877-662-8835, ext. 5127 or 217-919-0189 | Virtual |
| AM, FM transmitter theory; HD Radio theory, implementation and optimization; Site or studio grounding and lightning protection; Transmitter site safety; Equipment maintenance
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| • Benjamin Nemser | Nemal Electronics Inc | 305-899-0900 | National |
| Cabling and interconnects for HDTV and broadcast: current developments in HD/SDI, AES copper and fiber optic cables; SMPTE hybrid camera cable systems
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| • Greg Martin | Rohde & Schwartz | 616-206-0301 | National |
| Advanced FM and HD Radio transmitter technology; energy savings through FM and TV transmitter liquid cooling
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| • Chuck Barry | Staco Energy Products | 937-253-1191 x116 | National |
| Lithium-Ion batteries in data center/broadcast applications
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| • Javier Ruano | Televes | 720-379-3748 | National |
| ATSC 3.0 test and measurement equipment, station and transmitter remote monitoring, field strength meters, receiving antennas and MATV solutions, ATSC 1.0/3.0 transmitters and gap-fillers
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| • Lindsay Klinger | Telos Alliance | 216-241-7225 | National |
| Audio technologies including audio codecs; audio processing for broadcast, streaming, and television; broadcast telephony; IP intercom; offline audio file processing for radio, podcast, and video; audio routing, mixing, and distribution using audio-over-IP technologies including Livewire, AES67, and SMPTE 2110-30
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| • William “Dub” Irvin | WideOrbit | 415-675-6726 | National |
| Radio automation systems, product integration, software development lifecycle and process
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