SBE Chapter 17 Meetings and Stories in 2024 |
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Jeff Williams
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Jeff Williams, head of Yellowtec. This German company is best known for making low-profile microphone arms. They also make microphone preamplifiers, along with other studio equipment. You can request red or white lighting on microphone booms to signal the talent they are on the air. This is a European standard. Some call the product line the world's greatest erector set. [email protected]
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President Stephen Wilde of American Amplifier Technologies https://www.americanamptech.com/ was the speaker. Our hosts were the State Services For The Blind, 2200 University Avenue West, in Saint Paul. This was a noon luncheon meeting. There were a number of Zoom guests in attendance. By special request, Cecil's Deli
\https://cecilsdeli.com/ brought the food. Wilde gave a tutorial on vector network analyzers and time domain reflectors from his office in California via Zoom. Failing bullets can be detected in transmission lines before they fail completely. He described double slug tuned line transformers used on combined FM antennas. An interesting subject, especially when there is trouble at a transmission facility. |
SBE 17 engineers who attended that day. Others attended via Zoom.
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Thursday, June 20, 2024: Our SBE 17 meeting involved DJB Radio, maker of software solutions for automation, content retrieval, logging, and more. Jim Hammond, Vice President for Marketing and Sales of DJB, joined us via Zoom. Our friends at WCCO-TV, 90 South Eleventh Street in Minneapolis generously agreed to let us use their rooftop conference room.
Many thanks to SBE Chapter 17 President Mike Davison for the photos below from the tour of WCCO-TV. |
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SBE Chapter 67 member Jim Hammond in Dallas, Texas, was the presenter. He told of getting involved in radio just before automation and how automation progressed over the years. He recommended all computer have solid state drives and cloud storage for disaster recovery. Keep the computers clean, he said, for reliability. |
Sarah Kristine Murray 1995 - 2024.
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June 10, 2024: Sarah Murray of Rochester, MN, passed away unexpectedly at age 29. After graduating from college, Sarah started her first job at KTTC/Fox 47 News, where she spent two years kickstarting her career as a Promotions Producer. Sarah’s experiences in the news industry, along with her passion for adventure, gave her the opportunity to pursue a Creative Services Producer position at KUTV in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the four years she spent in Utah she was able to experience amazing opportunities both at work and in the outdoors. After the birth of her niece, Sarah was ready to be closer to family and moved back to Minnesota, where she returned to KTTC in a new role as a Marketing Coordinator. After a year in that position, she was able to move into a new role as the Community Engagement Coordinator which is a position she held until the time of her death. Sarah’s passion and drive made her a success in both organizations, and her empathy and positivity left a beautiful impression on those she worked with and for.
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April 13, 2024: Robert G. Peterson, age 64 of Minneapolis, passed away on April 13, 2024. He served as transmitter supervisor for KMSP/WFTC, the culmination of over 30 years of service. Robert was preceded in death by father, Robert. Survived by mother, Lorraine; siblings, Joan (Thomas) Wilhelmy, Tony (Julie), Karen (Mike) Kunz, Lisa; and many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Funeral service was held Monday April 22, 2024. Interment was at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Arrangements are through Washburn-McReavy Chapels of Columbia Heights. |
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March 27, 2024: Wilfred Arthur "Bill" Meys, 87, of Superior passed away at Diamond Willow in Proctor, MN, with family at his side. Bill was born on March 16, 1937, the youngest son of Arthur and Eva Meys of Superior, WI. After graduating from Cathedral High School in Superior and attending the University of Wisconsin-Superior, he purchased a TV repair business at the age of 19 and throughout his career held service and repair roles at O&L Appliance, Carlton Appliance, Johnson Mertz Appliance and AR TV Service. Bill also received his FCC First Class Radiotelephone License in 1961 to become a radio station engineer, starting at WEBC. Over the next 51 years, Bill held broadcast engineer roles at radio stations including WQMN, WKLK, WAKX, KPIR, WEVE, KXTP, WMFG, KMFG, WHSM, KSCR, and KKIN.
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January 26, 2024: We regret to inform you about the passing of Gregory "Greg" Schmitke. He was one of our SBE Chapter 17 members from Moorhead, Minnesota. Greg died of a heart attack.
Despite joining us virtually, he always carried the aura of one of those people you just plain had to meet, and were better off for doing so. Robert Taylor Barker Greg was an amateur radio operator with the call sign KE0LEE. Funeral arrangements at: https://www.korsmofuneralservice.com/obituaries/gregory-greg-schmitke |
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