Meetings
Chapter 76, Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE), generally meets on the Thursday after the second Tuesday of each month. The date rarely varies from this formula. This keeps the meeting towards the middle of every month.
You do not need to be a member of the SBE to attend these meetings, nor do you have to be a member of the local broadcast community. As long as the topic of the meeting is of interest to you, you're invited. If you see that a given month is “Reserved” for an exhibitor, it means simply that. Additional details of meetings are posted here as soon as they're available.
When: (All times Pacific)
PLEASE NOTE: This month's
meeting will be one-week later than usual to avoid a conflict with
the NAB convention in Las Vegas this April.
Thursday, April 17th, 2025.
Begin arriving at 11:30am The presentation begins around Noon
(meetings are on the Thursday after the 2nd Tuesday of the month).
Where:
The Sizzler Restaurant in Springfield - 1010 Postal Way, Springfield, OR 97401.
The presenter is hosting lunch.
What:
As you may have seen on Kirk Harnack’s TWiRT podcast recently,
iHeart and other station groups are replacing their RF STLs and
legacy WAN technologies with SD-WAN. There are dozens of SD-WAN
vendors in the marketplace and it takes an expert to navigate
the landscape.
Dan and Reggie will talk about:
What does the term SD-WAN mean and what were the circumstances
that drove its rapid and widespread development and adoption?
(One reason is the ever-improving reliability, performance,
availability, and cost of internet access)
- What are the basic components and features of SD-WAN?
- What does the architecture look like?
- How much does it cost?
Who:
Dan Merwin
Dan Merwin CBNE, based in Denver, is a lifelong telecom veteran. In
2023, he started his own company, Broadcast Telecom, which is an
agency that represents hundreds of telecom and IT solution
providers. He also works part-time as a contract broadcast field
engineer, primarily for EMF.
Reggie Jeffrey
Reggie Jeffery – Solutions Engineer at ScanSource, enjoys creating
solutions and helping clients develop strategies for their IT needs.
In his role as a Sales Engineer, Reggie introduces clients to
various tools through demos, proof of concepts, and partners with
the business to retain customers. In previous roles, He has worked
as a Project Manager, Event Management, and Implementation
Consultant. A lifelong learner Reggie enjoys taking on new projects.
Currently, he is working on creating a video game in his spare time.