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​​Central Minnesota Chapter 17 Society of Broadcast Engineers

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There are no strangers,
​only engineers you haven't met.

​Broadcast Engineer is spoken here.
​We are a non-profit professional organization of radio and television engineers who build, repair and update radio and television broadcast facilities.  All broadcast engineers are welcome to join our group.  ​Chapter 17 has 70 members, of which about 20 are SBE certified.  Most live and work in Minnesota and Wisconsin.  We meet monthly to exchange ideas and increase skill level.  There is also an annual summer picnic and holiday party in December.  Many meetings are being held online as well as in person.

​Upcoming:
On May 21 at Noon, we'll hear from Dan Merwin, CBNE. He was a recent guest on This Week In Radio Tech, and presented to one of our counterparts on SD (software defined)-WAN, and how that matters to the business. https://thisweekinradiotech.com/twirt-home/2025/3/7/twirt-738-sd-wan-for-broadcasters-with-dan-merwin-reggie-jef.html​​

If you’re not familiar with SD-WAN, it has become the predominant architectural model for site-to-site and site-to-cloud networking. iHeart, among others in the industry, are replacing their RF STL’s with SD-WAN.

Food and Zoom are available, this time. Our hosts will be CCX Media at 6900 Winnetka Avenue North in Brooklyn Park. If you can make it, I'd like to know by lunchtime on the 20th.
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RSVP to Program Chairman
​Taylor Robert Barker  
[email protected]​
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Apr. 25, 2025:
Radio Cloud
Servers

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Apr. 25, 2025:
Tom
Ambrose
Obituary

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Apr. 2025:
Member
Spotlight


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Feb. 17, 2025:
Mike Downs
SBE National
Director


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Feb. 6, 2025:
Orban
Audio
Processing


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Feb. 6, 2025:
Membership
Drive


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Jan. 17, 2025:
Sony TV
Automation


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Jan. 14, 2025:
Joseph
Floyd
Died


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Dec. 20, 2024:
Holiday
Party


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Nov. 21, 2024:
Insoft
and
election

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Oct. 17, 2024:
Yellowtec

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Oct. 1, 2024
Hall of
Fame
Award

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Sept. 9-11, 2024
Broadcasters
Clinic

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Sept. 6, 2024:
SBE 17
Summer
Picnic

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Aug. 2024:
Minnesota
State Fair
Broadcasting

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July 25, 2024:
Taylor is
Chapter 17
Engineer
of the Year

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July 25, 2024:
Vector
Network
Analyzers

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June 20, 2024:
DJB Radio

​Meeting
at WCCO

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June 10, 2024:
Sarah
Murray
Funeral

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Apr. 13, 2024:
Robert
Peterson
Funeral


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Mar. 27, 2024:
Bill Meys
Died at 87


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Mar. 13, 2024:
Climavision
X-Band
Radar

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Jan. 26, 2024:
Greg
Schmitke
Funeral

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Jan. 24, 2024:
Tightrope
Media



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Jan. 10, 2023:
Radio
World
Article


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Dec. 8, 2023:
SBE 17
Holiday
Party


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Nov. 16, 2023:
Mike Davison
Chairman
SBE 17


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Nov. 16, 2023:
Ricki Lee
of Aiir


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Oct. 5, 2023:
The
Sourcerer

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Sept. 28, 2023:
Joe Conlon
SBE National 
Engineer of Year


​Twin Cities Weather
​MN Weather Radar 
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Mark Persons
New photos are needed to refresh this website. We're particularly after Shoreview climbers in action looking towards the city skylines. In particular, pictures happen to include the other area tower(s), or any other notable landmarks off to the side.

If you have anything at all, regardless of where they are from, please send the highest-grade resolution available to Mark Persons, [email protected].

Job Openings:​
March 6, 2025: There is an RF engineering position open at Kinship Radio in Mankato. Details
February 14, 2025: The University of St. Thomas is looking for a manager of media production Infrastructure. Details
An LPTV station with a transmitter on the IDS is looking for options for a LPTV contract engineer.  If you have any suggestions, please contact  Joe Conlon, Engineering Manager, Townsquare TV.  651-352-6112.

Twin Cities PBS is looking for people.  If interested, please apply by visiting our Career Center at http://www.tpt.org/careers/job-openings/

K-LOVE and Air 1 Radio Networks are looking for people.  See: https://careers-kloveair1.icims.com/jobs/search?hashed=-435656068

Education:
SBE Technical Professional Training Program

Power Limited Technician classes in Minnesota.  https://www.pltservices.net/register/full-day-of-ce-classes

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