SBE 56 Tulsa

Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter 56 – Tulsa, Oklahoma

Meetings and Minutes

Wondering what is going on? Missed a meeting?

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.

Coming soon

Apr 23, 2024

Presentation by Lansweeper

The monitoring and maintenance of our office and broadcast IT networks is competing for our limited time and engineering resources. Lansweeper aims to help lighten this load with their suite of products, which will be reviewed during their presentation. Vendor website: lansweeper.com

May 28, 2024

More to follow soon…

June 25, 2024

More to follow soon…

Past Meetings

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