About BABES and SBE Chapter 40, San Francisco
The Bay Area Broadcast Engineers (BABES), an informal luncheon group, has been meeting monthly since 1961 and consists of Radio and TV engineers and broadcast vendors. Many of its members joined SBE when it was formed and in recent years the luncheon became an SBE activity. Evening meetings are held with invited industry figures. SBE has provisions for student members and students are especially invited to the evening technical meetings. The group has a long history of providing technical support and materials during emergencies effecting its members.