Career Advancement Newsletter

SBE Certification exam dates with your local chapter have been set for next year. Please submit your applications by the stated application deadlines. You can see the 2021 Certification exam dates online and posted below.

Given the current pandemic, we've been cautious with scheduling the local exams. Since every state and city have different regulations, we have left it to the local certification chairman and the examinees to determine if they will go forward with the scheduled exams. As of this time, the August and November exam sessions are proceeding as planned.

Re-certification

Please keep the SBE up-to-date on your contact information. When your certification is due to expire, you should receive a letter from the SBE six, three and one month prior to your certification expiring. You will also receive an email notification.

The next expiration date is 1/1/2021. Please send in your re-certification paperwork by that date.

If you have any questions contact Certification Director Megan Clappe.

Upcoming Live Webinars by SBE

Broadcasting During and After a Pandemic: What Works, What Doesn't

November 12

What started with "two weeks to stop the spread" is now "we must wait for a vaccine." As the working-from-home paradigm has extended even longer, what are engineers envisioning as longer-term solutions? Hear directly from broadcast engineers in large, medium, and small markets.

Join Kirk Harnack, CBRE, CBNE as he explores Broadcast During and After a Pandemic: What Works and What Doesn't. In this presentation we'll hear and see directly from broadcast engineers in large, medium, and small markets. We'll see how their signal paths and workflows have morphed over time, and learn their predictions for the future of quality and timely content creation from home.

Registration

SBE members: $62.00, but FREE for SBE MemberPlus members

Non-member: $92.

HD Radio Streamlined and Redefined 4th Generation Hardware

November 18

Alan Jurison, CPBE, AMD, DRB, CBNE, senior operations engineer at iHeartMedia presents HD Radio Streamlined and Redefined 4th Generation Hardware on Nov. 18 at 2:00 p.m. EST. A new generation of HD Radio hardware combines the Importer and Exporter into a single appliance and simplifies operation while providing integrated time alignment. Other features include more flexible HD2/HD3/HD4 software and hardware based capture client encoding options, and integrated EAS features for multicast channels. Gen4 also offers the advanced extended hybrid mode MP11, which adds an additional 24 kilobits for a total data capacity of 144 kb/s.

Registration

SBE members: $62.00, but FREE for SBE MemberPlus members

Non-member: $92.

Spectrum Allocations, Broadcast Auxiliary and Technical Regulatory Issues for Broadcast Engineers

December 3

Chris Imlay, SBE's General Counsel, will be our guest for a special SBE webinar where he will discuss Spectrum Allocations, Broadcast Auxiliary and Technical Regulatory Issues for Broadcast Engineers.

The webinar will be conducted using Zoom and is FREE to ALL SBE members.

Working with the SBE Government Relations Committee and the executive board, Chris represents SBE's interests before the FCC and other government agencies. Chris will bring us up-to-date on current technical regulatory topics, spectrum allocations, and broadcast auxiliary spectrum issues. This promises to be a lively discussion that will be both interesting and informative.

Registration

This webinar will be conducted using ZOOM and is FREE to ALL SBE Members

Non-member: $50.

ATSC Specialist Certification Exam Prep Materials

Two rounds of beta testing have take place for the ATSC3 Specialist exam. The exam is under review and we hope to have an announcement soon.

In the meantime, there is a reference list of items that may be helpful in studying for the exam. When the exam is ready to accept applications the SBE will make an announcement.

Check the SBE website for our FAQ and more information about taking an SBE exam.

If you have any questions, contact Certification Director Megan Clappe.

2021 SBE Certification Exam Dates

Exam Date(s)

Location

Application Deadline

Feb. 5 - 15

Local Chapters

Dec, 31, 2020

June 4 - 14

Local Chapters

April 16

Aug. 6 - 16

Local Chapters

June 11

Nov. 5 - 15

Local Chapters

Sept. 10

Visit The SBE Bookstore for the Latest Professional Titles

When did you last visit the SBE Bookstore? Working with industry publishers, SBE makes it possible for members to take advantage of industry resources and titles at up to 20 percent off of the retail price. Learn more about what the SBE Bookstore has to offer!