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Engineering Updates
SBE Membership Drive
The SBE membership drive is in progress through May 31, 2025. As with Membership Drives in previous years, SBE members are encouraged to recruit new members, and in doing so, the recruiter could win prizes from the SBE and donated by SBE Sustaining Members.
Full details of the 2025 Membership Drive are available on the National SBE Website.
How to Survive and Thrive in the Transition from SDI to IP ST2110 and PTP ST2059
This is a tutorial on the right questions to ask early on to prepare for the challenges faced in the SDI facility transition to IP-based transport video, audio and data. The goal is to help you better understand the realities of preparing your staff and facility for this major move. The presenter shares best practices and lessons learned from his experiences with several SDI facility conversions and greenfield IP/PTP deployments.
Register for the webinar here.
Become SBE Certified
From the certified operator to the Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer, the SBE has a certification for every broadcast engineer and technician. Information about certification levels is available here.
The next application deadline to register for a certification test is April 13, 2025. An application is available here.
IMPORTANT DATES
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March
Mar 1 – SBE Membership Drive Begins
Mar 4 – Oklahoma EAS RMT 11:15am
Mar 9 – SBE HF Hamnet 14.205MHz
Mar 13 – Webinar: Metadata 101
Mar 17 – SBE WEBxtra
Mar 25 – SBE 56 Chapter Meeting @ OETA
Mar 27 – Oklahoma Broadcasters Association Annual Conference
Mar 27 – Webinar: SDI to IP/PTP
Mar 27 – SBE UHF/VHF Hamnet
April
Apr 1 – SBE Member Renewal Deadline
Apr 5 – NAB Show Las Vegas Begins
Apr 8 – SBE Certification Exams @ NAB
Apr 8 – Oklahoma EAS RMT 11:15pm
Apr 9 – NAB Show Las Vegas Ends
Apr 13 – SBE Certification Exam Deadline for Exams Jun 6-16, 2025
Apr 13 – SBE HF Hamnet 14.205MHz
Apr 17 – Webinar: Disaster Recovery
Apr 21 – SBE Webxtra
Apr 24 – SBE 56 Chapter Meeting @ OETA (Now on Thursdays)
Apr 24 – SBE UHF/VHF Hamnet
May
May 6 – Oklahoma EAS RMT 11:15am
May 11 – SBE HF Hamnet 14.205MHz
May 19 – SBE Webxtra
May 22 – SBE 56 Chapter Meeting @ OETA (Now on Thursdays)
May 22 – SBE UHF/VHF Hamnet
Have Questions?
Frequently Asked
Questions
How can I get involved?
The chapter holds monthly meetings in-person at the OETA studios in downtown Tulsa, and virtually via Zoom, at noon on the 4th Tuesday of each month (January thru November).
I’d like to recommend a presentation from a vendor. How do I do that?
Reach out to a chapter officer with your suggestion, and if it meets the chapter goals, we will work to add it to our planned schedule.
What do you discuss at your meetings?
Chapter meetings contain monthly reports on membership, certification, frequency coordination, and other chapter business. We also invite a special presenter to discuss a topic or service. We occasionally tour places of interest (past examples: The Tulsa National Weather Service office, The Church Recording Studio).
Do I have to pay to attend?
We welcome all industry professionals to our chapter meetings. SBE membership is preferred, but not required, to attend the monthly chapter meetings. Chapter meetings are free, but SBE webinars require a per-webinar fee or SBE MemberPLUS membership.
Do you have online meeting options?
We are now hosting meetings in a hybrid in-person/online environment using Zoom Meetings. You will need to download the Zoom app on your computer or mobile device to participate. Meeting links are sent in the monthly meeting announcement emails, and may also be found on the meetings page of this website.
Still have questions?
We’re always here to help. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need additional information.