SBE Chapter 40

Warren Bottorff
V.P. of Sales for Linear Industries
Warren will talk about the continuing advancement in 8VSB coverage optimization techniques, and will address new signal algorithm techniques like memory effects compensation (MEC) and efficiency gains of crest factor reduction (CFR) in RF power amplifiers, and discuss the advantages of having a comprehensive test and monitoring. The presentation will include a live demonstration of correction techniques as well as over the air mobile (M/H) transmission.

Wednesday the 25th of April is the date, and Sinbad’s Restaurant at Pier 2 in the City is the place. Valet parking is available; please plan on a five-dollar fee for this. Times are from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with No-Host bar until about 12:30, at which time we sit down to lunch, with the presentation starting at about 1:00 p.m. or so.

RSVP: please call Paul Black and leave a voice mail at 925-727-2628 before 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday the 24th.

By Paul T. Black

The subject line above says it all. Phil Lerza, my friend, my mentor, and I daresay, my brother, is not with us here on earth anymore.
I write this in a daze, as if I wasn’t even sitting here. Suddenly the world has a sense of unreality about it.
There are not very many people in broadcasting who can truly be called “giants”, but Phil, by virtue of his amazing accomplishments, deserves that title as much as anyone ever could.
The usual meeting announcement will be issued tomorrow, as always. I hope to have some further details by then. Nonetheless, any news that we find out will be either on the SBE 40 website or will be sent out, via the mailing list, as soon as possible.

Services for Phil are Friday, April 20th, 1:30 PM
Crosby N. Gray & Co. Mortuary
2 Park Road
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 342-6617