Richard Dyer, CBTE
Society of Broadcast Engineers, Hampton Roads
Chapter 54
Overview
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What is the Society of Broadcast Engineers
Employment Sectors
Technical Disciplines
Broadcast Engineering Specialists
Salary Predictors
What the SBE do for You
 Services
 Certification Overview and Classifications
 Membership
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Related Broadcast Engineering References
Conclusion and Questions
What is the Society of Broadcast
Engineers?
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The SBE is a non-profit professional
organization committed to serving the
interest of broadcast engineers and is
devoted to professional development of
all levels and types of broadcast
engineering through education,
certification, and services. Most
members participate in one of more than
100 local SBE chapters.
Employment Sectors
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Local and national television, AM, and FM radio
stations
Satellite facilities
Production Trucks
Post production facilities – audio and television
CATV
Audio/Video/Presentation
Broadcast equipment vendors
Government
Manufacturing
Education
Corporate
Technical Disciplines
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Computers and networking
Radio Frequency (RF): transmitters,
microwave, satellite
Production systems
Design
Maintenance
Project Management
Integration
Sales
Management
Broadcast Engineering
Specialists
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Broadcast master control and studio operators
Chief engineers
Director of engineering; VP of engineering
Maintenance technicians or engineers
IT technicians and engineers
Engineering Supervisors
RF engineers
Designers
Integrators
Tower specialists
Consultants
Manufacturer sales and field engineers
Salaries Predictors
Market size
 Skill level
 Technical discipline
 Responsibility
 Education
 Certifications
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What can the SBE do for You?
Help keep pace with rapidly evolving
industry through local chapter meeting
activities
 National representation
 Educational and training standards
 Improve image of profession
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SBE Services
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Educational opportunities: workshops;
webinars; SBE university; leadership
development
SBE jobs on-line and resume bank
Social media
Book store
Contract engineer services
Frequency coordination
Scholarships
Certifications
SBE Certification Overview
Program objectives: to raise status of
broadcast engineers by providing
standards of professional competency in
the practice of broadcast engineering and
related technologies.
 To recognize individual who fulfill the
requirement standards of knowledge,
experience, responsibility, and conduct.
 To encourage broadcast professionals to
continue their professional development.
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SBE Certification Classifications
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Operator Level
 Certified Radio Operator (CRO)
 Certified Television Operator (CTO)
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Broadcast Networking Certification
 Certified Broadcast Networking Technologist (CBNT)
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Engineering Level Certifications
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Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT)
Certified Audio Engineer (CEA)
Certified Video Engineer (CEV)
Certified Broadcast Radio Engineer (CBRE)
Certified Broadcast Television Engineer (CBTE)
Certified Broadcast Networking Engineer (CBNE)
Certified Senior Radio Engineer (CSRE)
Certified Senior Television Engineer (CSTE)
Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer (CPBE)
SBE Certification Classifications
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Specialist Certifications
 8-VSB (8-VSB)
 AM Directional Specialist (AMD)
 Digital Radio Broadcast Specialist (DRB)
SBE Membership
Regular
 Associate
 Student
 Youth
 Sustaining
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SBE and Similar Professional
Organizations
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Broadcasting ; Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE);
www.sbe.org www.sbe54.org
Broadcasting (local chapter); Hampton Roads SBE Chapter 54;
http://www.sbe54.org/
Audio; Audio Engineering Society (AES); www.aes.org
Engineering, electrical; Institute of Electrical & Electronics
Engineers (IEEE);
www.ieee.org
Television and Film; Society of Motion Picture & Television
Engineers (SMPTE); www.smpte.org
Cable; Society of Cable & Telecommunications Engineers
(SCTE); http://www.scte.org/
Audio/Video; InfoComm International; www.infocomm.org
Amateur Radio; American Radio Relay League (ARRL);
www.arrl.org
Broadcasting; National Association of Broadcasters (NAB);
www.nab.com
Conclusion
Contact information: sbe.org and
sbe54.org for copies of presentation and
other references
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