The presentation will be an overview of IP based broadcast infrastructures.  We address some of the fundamental questions broadcasters have been asking.  Why do we even want IP at our core?  What advantages do IP-based designs bring to my facility?  What liabilities do IP designs bring to broadcast systems? We’ll cover current and emerging SMTPE standards on equipment and how current baseband technology will migrate into the IP world.

Join us Wednesday, May 20, at noon at KGTV, 4600 Air Way in San Diego, at I-805 and CA-94. Grass Valley will buy lunch. Everyone is welcome.

About Our Presenter

Robert Erickson is the Regional Account Manager for Grass Valley a Belden Brand, covering Broadcast, Post-Production, Government and Military sales for the San Diego and Los Angeles Markets.  Robert started with Grass Valley in 2008 as a Senior System Engineer designing critical infrastructure systems for broadcast networks worldwide.  In late 2013 Robert moved to Los Angeles to embark in his new sales role for Southern California.  Prior to joining Grass Valley, he was the Director of Engineering for KTUZ Telemundo in Oklahoma City, and Chief Engineer for KOKH/KOCB FOX and CW in Oklahoma City.  Outside of work Robert is an amateur radio operator, avid motorcycle rider and outdoorsman.  On weekends he can usually be found exploring the southern California region and all the eccentricities that go along with it.

We all went through the TV loudness discussion and regulations. How about radio and netcasting? Bob Orban will give a remote presentation to Chapter 36 about just this:

 My main topic will be the relationship between the fairly recent  ITU-R BS.1770 loudness measurement standard and non-television applications such as FM radio and audio-only netcasting: what “target loudness” is and how it applies to audio-only services. I will also briefly touch upon low bitrate compression artifacts and how things have changed with the widespread adoption of the MPEG4 HE-AAC codec.

Join us and learn something! It’s Wednesday, March 18, at 12 noon at iHeartMedia, 9660 Granite Ridge Road, San Diego. Orban will provide a light lunch. Members and guests welcome.

At our February 18 SBE meeting, Gina Galindo, Xtreme Power Conversion Inside Sales Manager, will present information about how their UPS models  address the 10 common problems associated with AC power.  She will also explain how to properly size a UPS for a given load, and the battery capacity needed for an expected runtime. In addition, Gina will present information about XPC’s range of inexpensive rack mount PDUs (Power Distribution Units), including the 1-RU IP controllable PDU and 1-RU AC Bypass Switch.

Join us Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 12 Noon at KFMB, 7677 Engineer Road in Kearny Mesa, San Diego. Xtreme Power Conversion and RF Specialties of California will sponsor the lunch.

About XPC

Xtreme Power Conversion (XPC)  is a privately owned American company,  Headquartered in Denver Colorado.  From their  manufacturing plants in China and Taiwan XPC provides state-of-the-art uninterruptable power supplies, rack power distribution units, and portable cooling products for a global network of Customer OEMs and distributors.  XPC manufactures UPS products from 400VA to 20kVA in size.

Please join us for this informative meeting.

Chapter 36 will meet for an informal, no-host, no agenda lunch at Filippi’s Italian Restaurant this month. Join us for shop talk and good food 12 noon Wednesday, December 17 at Filippi’s, 5353 Kearny Villa Road in San Diego at CA-163 and Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in Kearny Mesa.

This month we catch up with GatesAir to learn what’s been happening to the company since their spin-off from Harris.

Representatives will review the capabilities of the GatesAir studio products, current and future Intraplex products, and discuss the current state of audio over IP (AoIP) in the broadcast industry. We’ll also look at the next steps that will make AoIP interoperability a reality. Topics will include AES 67, Ravenna, AVB, control needs, and Studio vs. Enterprise vs. WAN applications.

Should be a good time as the meeting is Wednesday, November 19th at 12 noon the 94th Aero Squadron restaurant at 8885 Balboa Avenue east of CA-163. Members and guests are welcome and GatesAir provides lunch. Continue reading November 19 Meeting: GatesAir at 94th Aero Squadron →