MINUTES OF 2005 MEETINGS 

The meeting was called to order by Joe Glynn at 7:05 PM

Minutes of last meeting: The minutes of the December 20, 2004 meeting were approved as read.

Financial Report : Treasury balance is about $900. Old Business: None

New Business: None

Presentation: David Bissot of Pocono Infrared Consulting Inc. gave a presentation on the use of Infrared imaging for troubleshooting and preventative maintainence of electronic equipment. Respectfully submitted
Robert D. Reite
secretary, SBE chapter 2

The meeting was called to order by Joe Glynn at 7:10 PM

Minutes of last meeting: The minutes of the March 21, 2005 meeting were approved as read.

Treasurer's Report: The treasurer was unable to attend the meeting, so there was no treasurer's report. Old Business: None

New Business: None

Presentation: Larry Bloomfield gave the "NAB Road Show". Several manufacturers supplied examples of their product line. Items of interest to both radio and TV engineers were presented.

Respectfully Submitted:

Robert D. Reite
Secretary, SBE chapter 2.

The meeting was held at Damonšs Restaurant on Concourse Drive, by the airport. The meeting was called to order by Joe Glynn

Minutes of last meeting: Since the Secretary was not present, the minutes of the last meeting were not available.

Treasurer's Report: The treasurer was unable to attend the meeting, so there was no treasurer's report.

Old Business: None

New Business: None

Presentation: Our guest speaker for the meeting was Al Kornak of The Lerro Corporation. The Lerro corporation servers the broadcast industry in both sales and service. Al gave a brief update on what is new at The Lerro Corporation.

Respectfully Submitted:

Joe Glenn, acting Secretary

Chapter II of the Society of Broadcast Engineers held a meeting on Tuesday November 22, 2005. Chairman Glynn called to meeting to order at 1:05 pm. He noted that we would do away with the financial report and reading of the minutes from the previous meeting. He then asked if there was any old business for the group. Then he brought up the new business which included plans for the Christmas party on December 12, 2005 and dues increase next year.

After that Joe introduced Mr. David Nicosia, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service, Binghamton. Mr. Nicosia gave a thorough and informative presentation on many of the recent hurricanes and explained how the different departments within the agency handle tracking and warning information. Several video clips were shown and the way in which decisions on EAS are made was noted. Mr. Nicosia noted that flash flood warnings are critical and urged the broadcasters to make every effort to carry them. He said more people are killed each year by flash floods than tornados.

Mr. Nicosia then took questions from the attendees. At around 2:45 pm Chairman Glynn thanked Mr. Nicosia form making the trip from Binghamton, NY and adjourned the meeting.

Respectfully Submitted:

Joe Glenn, acting Secretary

The meeting was called to order by chairman Joe Glynn at 7:22 PM

The minutes of the November 22nd meeting were read and approved.

The treasurer was not able to attend the meeting, but left word with Joe Glynn that there was about one thousand dollars in the treasury. Chairman Glynn informed the membership that when our chapter gets much above one thousand dollars, we make a donation to the SBE Ennes Fund

Old Business: None

New Business:

1. The next meeting is scheduled for January at the WVIA studios during the lunch hour. The program will be on lenses for HD television cameras.
2. A possible field trip to the new windmill farm in the hills above Pittston was discussed. Chairman Glenn asked if any members had a connection with the windmill operation and if they could arrange a tour.
3. With FM License renewals coming up, there was a concern with getting radio frequency exposure studies done. To help reduce costs, Chairman Glenn suggested that Chapter 2 of the SBE try to arrange a "group purchase" of the study. Robert Reite said he has been in contact with RSI about getting training to do the measurments and renting the equipment or hiring RSI to do the study. It was decided to continue the discussion at the next meeting.
4. The chapter expressed thanks to Pete for arranging for dinner at the University of Scranton.
5. The last item for the business portion of the meeting was the election of officers and appointment of chairpersons for 2006. Treasurer Mark Rutkowski left word that he did not want to run or serve for 2006. John Koons volunteered to run for the office. There were no other nominations for treasurer. There were no nominations for the other offices other than the incumbants. By unanimous ballot, the following officers were elected for 2006:
   • Chairman: Joseph Glynn
   • Vice Chairman: Pete Sakowski
   • Secretary: Robert Reite
   • Treasurer: John Koons
   The following appointed positions were made
   • Certification Chairman: Chuck Sakowski
   • Frequency Coordination: Ron Schacht
   • Webmaster: Robert Reite
   Since chapter two does not publish a newsletter, the position of Newsletter Editor is vacant.
   Chapter two also does not have a Membership Chairman

The program was a presentation of RDS given by Drew Pinkney. On display was the Burk RDS encoder, which will accept input via ethernet, as well as RS-232 serial. A description of the RDS standard in the United States was given, as well as suggested uses.

Respectfully Submitted:

Robert D. Reite
Secretary, SBE chapter 2.