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.
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September SBE Chapter 36 Social Meeting at Dirty Birds Restaurant
We had a nice turnout at Dirty Birds in the SDSU College Area on September 17.
Many thanks to Ron Lane and GatesAir for sponsoring our lunch!
DoD Ends SBE 2 GHz ENG Frequency Coordination
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.
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[From an SBE Chapter 47 bulletin written by Matthew Anderson]
Its been an intense few weeks with all the fires raging in our beloved Los Angeles area. Our hearts go out to each and every person affected by these awful events. We are very grateful to all of the firefighters and first responders who have been valiantly battling the fires.
We’ve heard of 3 LA engineers who unfortunately lost their homes. We will be making a contribution to their Go Fund Me pages and encourage our members and friends to do the same. If you are able to help in any way, please consider donating to the links listed below.
The three engineers and their families have active GoFundMe pages. Michael Kealing, manager of engineering at Trinity Broadcasting Network, Charlina “Liz” Johnson, senior studio/transmitter engineer at Univision Communications and Maurice Mischook, a broadcast engineer at iHeartMedia, all suffered losses in the Eaton Fire.
We thank you for your continued support of Los Angeles radio and television and hope everyone stays safe.
Sage Ends ENDEC Production
Sage Alerting Systems announced today that it has ceased manufacturing its Sage Digital ENDEC, model 3644. “Some parts for the ENDEC are no longer available”, said Harold Price, President of Sage. We have parts on hand for repairs, and we expect to be able to continue repairs on ENDECs now in the field for several years. Warranty repairs will also continue.
Sage will continue to support the firmware in the 3644 ENDEC, and will continue to provide user support via email and phone lines. The next planned firmware update is a free maintenance release for minor bugs and to enable the Missing or Endangered Persons (MEP) alert code.
Sage has no immediate plans for a replacement for the 3644. Price says “EAS has always been an odd niche business with a very bursty sales rate. The FCC has been contemplating major changes to EAS rules for the last year or two. What happens next remains to be seen. Sage will continue to evaluate opportunities for new products in the coming months.”