SBE Chapter 40

25-Seven - A Brief History of Time Compression

25-Seven Systems will be presenting “A Brief History of Time Compression” which explains the research and development that has lead to time compression techniques now being applied to broadcast technology. It is an educational piece that looks at the history of research done in the field of audio intelligibility and comprehension and addresses what manipulation of audio can be done in the name of time compression

Sinbad’s Restaurant at Pier 2, as always, is the meeting place. Wednesday the 26th of May is the date and the times are 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM. No-Host bar starts at 11:30 and we sit down to lunch around 12:30, with the presentation at 1:00 p.m. or so. As mentioned above RSVP’s ARE VERY IMPORTANT. Please call; 925-270-9817 is the number. Operators are standing by.

Larry Bloomfield’s Taste of NAB will be hosted at KTVU this year.
The event is free, but you must RSVP in advance.

Taste of NAB

Details for the local event here.

Steve Lampen
Our own Steve Lampen is the presenter this month, with one of his more innovative concepts to talk to us about.

Steve is well-known as a key player in Belden Wire’s strategy and marketing team, and amongst the things that he’s done for them over the years is to act as a “futurist.”

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Annual FCC meeting

First meeting of the year, and it’s certainly appropriate that our friends from the local office of the FCC should kick things off. Led by Mr. Thomas VanStavern, the topics to be discussed MAY include the Report and Order regarding low power operation (that is, wireless mics), and of course members will have an opportunity to bring up relevant questions of their own. Also, if the weather cooperates, the new “DF Vehicle” will be scheduled for an appearance. (You can run, but you can’t hide from RDF…)

Sinbad’S Restaurant at Pier 2, as always, is the meeting place. Wednesday the 27th of January is the date and the times are 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM. No-Host bar starts at 11:30 and we sit down to lunch around 12:30, with the presentation at 1:00 p.m. or so. Please RSVP by calling 925-522-9342 before 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday the 24th.

LECTROSONICS / November 2009 SBE Luncheon

Turkey Time Again…. And it’s the Last Wednesday before the Last Thursday… so unless you’re off to Aunt Hazel’s for the duration of a long weekend, … it couldn’t be a better time to catch up on all things wireless (microphone-wise) presented by one of the most respected and widely implemented manufacturers of professional grade wireless systems, LECTROSONICS.

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Western Machinery Electric - Diesel Generator Update

If you‚ve got a diesel generator and it’s getting a little long in the tooth, then you’re probably looking at a replacement pretty soon.  Not because what you own doesn’t‚ work, but because the regulators have radically changed the laws.
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