Bringing to Light: The Changes in The Tower Lighting World
The FAA compliance rules for your tower’s obstruction lighting continue to be updated as evidenced by the newly released November 2020 circular. LumenServe℠ will review some key aspects of the regulations that you need to know. LEDs have been around for many years, however, in the tower lighting world their deployment is creating big changes. In addition, the traditional practice of procurement, maintenance and monitoring has a new model: Tower Lighting as a Service®. LumenServe℠ is at the forefront of this new approach to tower lighting, and we will explore its advantages and implications.
The Presenters:
Bear Poth
Bear Poth is the founding President and CEO of LumenServe℠, Inc. and has an extensive entrepreneurial and operations background founding and growing numerous telecommunications and technology-based companies over a 25+ year professional career. His experience includes being founder and CEO of a wide range of companies that have built and operated IP Networks with 3,000+ route miles of microwave/fiber transport, built and serviced 25,000+ VoIP connections, constructed over 1,300 miles of hybrid fiber/coaxial broadband plant, provided 50k+ CATV/telephone/Internet connections, constructed 100k+ square-mile canopy of wireless networks and constructed and operated 500+ wireless towers. Bear is a long-time member of the Engineering Advisory Board at The University of Texas. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas.
Jamie Marsh
Jamie Marsh is the Director of Sales at LumenServeSM, Inc. He has over 20 years of sales, marketing, and business development experience providing uncommon solutions to common challenges in arenas such as technology, SaaS, IT infrastructure, manufacturing, IoT, and telecommunications. His unique background encompasses roles in product management, application engineering, channel/distribution management, and marketing content creation. He has also held managerial and leadership positions at Tecnomatix-UniCam (now Siemens), Segway, BigBelly Solar, and Murphy Tower Service.
MEDIA FORWARD: WKHS – 50 Years of Broadcast Instruction
with Jim Ragsdale, Chris Singleton, and Dave Van Dyke Featuring
Sponsors
Who: Jim Ragsdale, Chris Singleton, and Dave Van Dyke
What: MEDIA FORWARD: WKHS – 50 Years of Broadcast Instruction
When: March 19, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Where: Kent County High School - Register Here
Address: 25301 Lamb’s Meadow Road
Worton, MD 21678 United States
Sponsors: WideOrbit and GatesAir
This SBE 37 / DC SMPTE meeting is in cooperation with SBE 46 - Baltimore.
Important notes - this meeting is a DAYTIME event, Tuesday 11 am – 2 pm to coincide with the high school instructional day. And while there will be a virtual component to the meeting, it will be less interactive than being there in person. No one will manually operating a camera; there will be no sound reinforcement; etc.
If you have any questions or want to arrange a meeting, feel free to contact SBE46.
JAMPRO
Based in Sacramento, CA, USA, Jampro Antennas is the oldest continuous manufacturer of broadcast antennas in North America.
Visit Jampro.com for additional information.
Our Speaker for the meeting will be Charles Sotto.
The Presentation
The presentation will be on the iLux ATSC1 encoding system, Xscale (MPEG4/h264 encoding in ATSC1), parlayed into brief ATSC3 and “Visionaire” Remote Monitoring software for integration into NOC environments
Your Presenters
Dr. Kumar Ramaswamy, igolgi Inc LLC
Dr. Kumar Ramaswamy and Jeff Cooper started igolgi in 2008 after a long stint together at Thomson/RCA/Technicolor contributing to the evolution of digital Television, DVD, cable modems, and triple-play solutions. igolgi is a pioneer in software-based products executing efficiently on generic Intel/AMD and now GPU platforms. igolgi has also focused on the needs of the LPTV market with cost-effective, integrated solutions that are easy to manage and operate.
Paul Dadian. Igolgi Inc. LLC.
Paul Dadian has worked in the professional broadcast industry for over 24 years. Formerly with Anywave Communication Technologies, Linear Industries Brazil. Radio Sales with Electronics Research Inc. (ERI), iBiquity Digital Corporation USA, Harris Broadcast. Formerly held in-field sports production contracts with NASCAR and NFL productions with Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS, NFL Network, and the Speed Channel.
ILUX Digital Encoder
ATSC1.0 / ATSC3.0
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IGOLGI - Digital Encoders
Tim Hardy (Director of Engineering from BE) to present the latest update on AM and MDCL+.
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22HBG POWERING THE FUTURE
TX Control is a platform able to warn and report suspicious events or conditions of failure. In this way, maintenance and repairs will be more timely, effective and sustainable.
With TX Control it is possible to control devices and transmitters from anywhere in the world and access the platform from every tool, from browser to management app.to meet your needs.
This month's meeting is December 17th, 2024, 12:30 PM at the WBAL Studios .
The meeting will be in person so we would love to see you there for some holiday cheer. Lunch is being sponsored by SCMS.
Jeff Welton has been in the broadcast industry for over 33 years, with an extensive background in electronics technology and customer service. In addition to his current Regional Sales Manager role, his background includes being part of the Nautel Customer Service Team for 17 years where he has installed and serviced transmitters around the world. Jeff was named to the SBE board in late 2023 and in 2018, he was named the SBE Educator of the Year; Welton has also been recognized by the National Association of Broadcasters (2020 NAB Radio Engineering Achievement Award) and the Association of Public Radio Engineers (2019 APRE Engineering Achievement Award).
Intraplex IPL -
What can an IPL do for you?
Unit overview, best practices, and how to deploy as an FM/HD STL and in a SFN (booster) environment.
BIO: Tony’s background includes more than 30 years of experience in the broadcast industry, including 20 years as Sr. VP of Engineering & Technology for Nassau Broadcasting, where he bought his first Intraplex STL T1 system in 1996. During his tenure at Nassau he continued to rely on Intraplex products to provide the audio and data transport for Nassau stations in markets such as Portland, Boston, Cape Cod, Allentown PA, Trenton/Philadelphia, Annapolis and Frederick MD.In April 2018, Tony joined the GatesAir family as the sales manager for Intraplex where he makes use of all of his experience to help GatesAir deliver the highest quality, most reliable audio transport solutions available.
Tony Gervasi
Intraplex Sales Manager - Specialist
voice : +1 513 459 3411
email: tony.gervasi@gatesair.com
Delray Beach, FL
This month's meeting: April 29th, 2025, 12:30 PM
WBAL Studios
3800 Hooper Street
Baltimore MD 21211
RSVP - sbebaltimore@gmail.com
What does the term SD-WAN mean and what were the circumstances that drove its rapid and widespread development and adoption?
The presenters: Dan Merwin – Telecom/IT Agent and Broadcast Technician at Broadcast Telecom. Dan Merwin, CBNE, based in Denver, is a lifelong telecom veteran. In 2023, he founded his own company, Broadcast Telecom, an agency that represents hundreds of telecom and IT solution providers. He also works part-time as a contract broadcast field engineer, primarily for EMF.
and
Tyson Crosby – Solutions Engineer at Intelisys. Tyson is an experienced Cloud Architect with a rich background in technology, innovation, and strategic leadership. His career began in the U.S. Air Force and evolved through technical and leadership roles at TTEC, GTRI (Zivaro), TELUS International, Sentinel Technologies, and Expedient. While working with GTRI and Sentinel, he led architecture design for both the 2010 and 2020 U.S. Census projects. With a degree in Micro-electronics and Robotics, Tyson has held pivotal roles in network engineering, enterprise architecture, and IT leadership.
Subject: Unit Overview, Best Practices, and Deployment as an FM/HD STL and in an SFN (Booster) Environment.
More about the presentation: As you may have seen on Kirk Harnack's TWiRT podcast recently, iHeart and other station groups are replacing their RF STLs and legacy WAN technologies with Software Defined-WAN. There are dozens of SD-WAN vendors in the marketplace and it takes an expert to navigate the landscape.
Dan and Tyson will talk about:
A big thank you to Broadcast Telecom for providing the lunch.
Feel free to bring a friend, you do not have to be an SBE member to attend.
For those who cannot travel to Baltimore for the meeting, the TEAMS link is here:
Details:
Who: Dan Merwin and Tyson Crosby
From: Broadcast Telecom
What: What does the term SD-WAN mean
When: April 29th, 2025, at 12:30 PM
Where: 3800 Hooper Road, Baltimore MD 21211
Sponsor: Broadcast Telecom
This month's meeting: May 20th, 2025, 12:30 PM
WBAL Studios
3800 Hooper Street
Baltimore MD 21211
The presenters:
- William Smith, Director of USA Sales
- Vladimir Anishchenko, CTO
- Alex Babakhanov, Director of Marketing
Main Topics:
1. Introduction to Avateq and the team
2. Why do we need an alternative to GPS
3. ATSC 3.0-based BPS as an effective time delivery system
4. Time synchronization as the core of BPS
5. BPS receiver functionality
6. Increasing channel capacity with MIMO
7. The importance of RF Signal Analysis in ATSC 3.0 deployment
About the Company: Avateq Corp. is a leading technology company specializing in the development and manufacturing of receivers and signal analyzers for monitoring and diagnosing RF digital broadcast and communication. Our engineering headquarters are located in Markham, Ontario, and we maintain a global presence to support sales, distribution, and technical support. With over 20 years of experience in solving complex efficiency issues in digital communication, we invest heavily in research and development (R&D) to provide practical solutions for various industries, including broadcasting and security. Our current suite of products and services supports all major terrestrial and satellite digital broadcasting standards, such as ATSC 1.0, ATSC 3.0, TV 3.0, and DAB+. These products feature a user-friendly graphical interface and a user-configurable alarm system for signal analysis, error detection, remote monitoring, and corrective action.
Our engineering team has been instrumental in developing the Broadcast Positioning System (BPS) based on the ATSC 3.0 signal. Avateq's BPS synchronizer and receiver enabled the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to validate BPS, concluding that "after adjusting for common sources of errors, the stability of BPS time transfer is comparable to or better than GNSS, making BPS a viable complementary PNT solution when GNSS is unavailable."
A big thank you to AVATEQ for providing the lunch.
Feel free to bring a friend, you do not have to be an SBE member to attend.
For those who cannot travel to Baltimore for the meeting, the TEAMS link is here:
Details:
Who: William, Vladimir and Alex
From: Avateq
When: May 20th, 2025, at 12:30 PM
Where: 3800 Hooper Road, Baltimore MD 21211
Sponsor: Avateq
This presentation will be virtual, we will be simulcasting the meeting via Teams, you can attend in person (and get a free lunch) or, if you prefer to attend virtually. Either way, please register using the "Register Here" link in the announcement below so we know how many attendees to prepare for and how much food to arrange.