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Upcoming Meetings, Past Minutes & Video Links
Below are announcements of upcoming meetings, Chapter Secretary’s minutes and notes from past meetings, along with a collection of presentation recordings and slide decks. All resources distributed/linked here are done so with permission of the presenters and their respective companies.
Upcoming Meetings
Sept 18, 2025
The Tulsa Chapter of SBE will hold a general meeting at noon, at the OETA studios in Tulsa.
Oct 23, 2025
Meeting Details Forthcoming
Nov 20, 2025
Meeting Details forthcoming
Past Meetings
May 22, 2025 – Gary Luhrman of Inovonics provided an overview of the company’s HD Radio monitoring products. Meeting Notes
April 24, 2025 – SBE 56 President Roger Newton provided a presentation on the NAB Show 2025 in Las Vegas, highlighting new products and services. Meeting Notes
March 25, 2025 – Meeting Notes
February 25, 2025 – Brief overview of the FEMA PEP program with FEMA contractor Butch Landry, and GETS/WPS program overview with DHS Representative Larry Clutts. Meeting Notes
January 28, 2025 – Presentation on the Stype family of motion-capture and VR/AR hardware & software. Meeting Notes
October 22, 2024 – Presentation of RF power meter usage and monitoring systems, with installation descriptions at several multi-station sites by Bob Tarsio of Broadcast Devices, Inc. Meeting Notes
September 24, 2024 – Presentation on testing/troubleshooting transmission lines using VNAs by Steve Wilde of American Amplifier Technologies. Meeting Notes.
August 27, 2024 – Presentation and hands-on demonstration of Omnia Forza and Axia Quasar by Paul Kriegler, US Manager Omnia at Telos Alliance. Meeting Notes.
July 23, 2024 – Chapter discussion of the worldwide Crowdstrike Anti-malware software malfunction and impacts to broadcast facilities. Meeting Notes.
June 15, 2024 – SBE 56 Family Picnic and site tour of the Tulsa Joint Venture transmission complex (home of OETA-TV, KJRH-TV, KOTV-TV, and KWTU/KWGS-FM). Meeting notes / Photos page
May 21, 2024 – Presentation by Brian Kaplon of South-Tek Systems – “N2-Gen Arc Suppression System”. Meeting notes / Presentation slide deck / N2-Gen Broadcaster Product Guide
South-Tek Systems is known for its industry-leading design, engineering, and manufacturing of on-demand Nitrogen Generators for multiple markets including Military, Broadcast, Energy, Food and Beverage, and Laser Cutting to name a few. They have been manufacturing PSA Generators for almost 30 years and have over 12,000 installations all over the world. Based in North Carolina, South-Tek products are proudly made in the USA. Vendor website: southteksystems.com
April 23, 2024 – Chapter discussion of new SBE Self-Inspection Checklists and Annual SBE RF Safety Webinar. Meeting notes
March 26, 2024 – Presentation by Eddy Vanderkerken of Sourcerer Test & Measurement – “Newest Developments in Test & Measurement Tools for the Broadcaster”. Meeting notes / Presentation slide deck
February 27, 2024 – Presentation by Eric Shofner of Transtector/PolyPhaser – “Lightning Basics”, covering lightning dissipation and surge protection for facilities. Meeting notes / Presentation slide deck
January 23, 2024 – Presentation by Bear Poth of LumenServe – “Bringing to Light: The Changes in The Tower Lighting World”, discussing recent FAA changes to tower lighting rules and tower lighting as a service. Meeting notes / Presentation slide deck
November 21, 2023 – Presentation by Dave Benco of Dielectric concerning the company’s new antenna pattern simulation technology, and the new FCC processes involved for FM directional antenna applications. Meeting notes
October 31, 2023 – Chapter discussion on Tulsa Police Department’s efforts to encrypt police mobile communications, and how the engineers of the news outlets in Tulsa might partner with TPD to support continued news-gathering efforts. Meeting notes
August 29, 2023 – Presentation by State of Oklahoma EAS Co-Chair Roger Herring on the new State EAS Plan and upcoming national test. Meeting notes