Chapter 54 Meeting Notes: October 2015

Minutes of the monthly meetings are provided here for the convenience of those unable to attend the meetings, and are not to be considered official Chapter records. Only those documents produced and retained by the Chapter Secretary are official. Minutes are posted in the month that they are taken, not the month that they are read and approved. The list of those present is inclusive, and may include non-members and guests.

Chapter 54 Meeting Minutes: October 2015

Date: October 8, 2015

Time: 1:00 PM

Location: WHRO Studios, Norfolk, VA

The meeting called to order at 1:05 PM by Chairman Ray Lenz.

Self-Introductions:

September meeting minutes were read by Immediate Past Chairman, Charles Stutsman.

Committee Reports(s):

Treasurers Report was given by Treasurer, Kimberly Beeman.
Disbursements and receipts:
The meeting for the month of October held on the 8th is sponsored and lunch is directly paid for by Gary Liebisch of Nautel.
A receipt in the amount of $98.00 was made from SBE National for the 2 webinar’s shown for September’s meeting.
No other receipts for this month.
Balance in Chapter Accounts:
Checking: $2544.05
Petty Cash: $244.05
Total Chapter Assets: $2788.10

SBE National: Nothing to report.

EAS: Nothing to report.

Certification: Richard Dyer discussed proctoring exams and not allowing smart phones to be used in exams.

Frequency Coordination: Chris Gunnefsen discussed about wireless mics.

Web: Nothing to report.

Membership: Nothing to report.

New Business: Election report. Chris Guneffsen reported election results for the 2015-2016 Offficers and Board positions.
Chairman: John Heimerl
Vice Chairman: Denise Mastrullo
Secretary: Billy Harrison
Treasurer: Kim Beeman
Board of Directors: Bill Sewell, John Parker, Charles Stutsman and Ray Lenz (Immediate Past Chairman)

Program: Gary Liebisch of Nautel. Here is an abstract from a recent email.

My topic will be HD Multiplex, a technology demonstration that Nautel presented at the NAB this year,
and which will be the subject of a paper by Philipp Schmid of Nautel at this year’s IEEE Broadcast Symposium in Orlando.
HD Multiplex aggregates the data payload of up to three Exgine systems in adjacent FM channels to yield up
to 15 channels in 600 kHz of bandwidth. It is a much more efficient use of FM bandwidth and theoretically could
accommodate a “repack” of the FM band, lowering interference and with room left over for AM migration.
It can be achieved with today’s existing hardware and within the current band limits.

Gary Liebisch
Nautel
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The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 PM.