The SBE Program of Certification is 50 years old! To celebrate this, we’re holding a CertChallenge!
If you take an exam, upgrade to a higher certification or obtain CBT by license from November 2025 to November 2026, you will be entered into a drawing for the following prize:
An Upgrade to SBE MemberPlus
Registration to the SBE Ennes Workshop at the 2027 NAB Show
$100 Amazon gift card
An SBE certification pin
An SBE membership pin
Keep an eye out for your local chapter to host a CertConnect meeting dedicated to all things SBE certification. If you attend, you will receive a coupon code for $5 off of an SBE CertPreview.
In light of recentincidents in which bad actors have taken over radio station audio feeds, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) reminds broadcasters to secure their internet-connected equipment. Specifically, Barix equipment having direct connection to the public internet through port-forwarding routers, and with short passwords, have been targeted. EAS processors with factory default or simple passwords have also been hit.
Many thanks to GatesAir and their regional sales rep, Ron Lane, for helping to support SBE Chapter 36 activities. It was great to see Ron at our September meeting. Ron, a veteran broadcaster himself from KKOS Carlsbad, had worked for Pacific Research & Engineering before the company was acquired by Harris, that later split into two companies, one of which is today’s GatesAir.
Robert “RJ” Russell, SBE National Frequency Coordination Manager, sent the following bulletin this week to local coordinators:
“On November 18, 2024, the SBE was informed by the office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense, that the SBE’s frequency coordination services in the 2GHz band would no longer be required. The SBE’s services end on January 31, 2025.
