[SBE-89-Alaska] Engineering Sessions ABA Convention

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Good morning. Are you interested in joining our Exhibit Hall on November 6 & 7?

 

Cathy Hiebert,

Executive Director

Alaska Broadcasters Association

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From: Clyde Plunkett <c.plunkett at plunkettents.com> 
Sent: Friday, October 3, 2025 9:02 AM
To: akbagold at gci.net; SBE-89-Alaska <sbe-89-alaska at sea.sbe16.org>
Cc: Charles Sather <CSather at knba.org>
Subject: Re: [SBE-89-Alaska] Engineering Sessions ABA Convention

 

Can someone tell me the dates of the ABA this year?






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On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 14:52 akbagold--- via SBE-89-alaska <sbe-89-alaska at sea.sbe16.org <mailto:sbe-89-alaska at sea.sbe16.org> > wrote:

You’ve got it correct Charles.

Here’s Lockwood; and I’m thrilled to say he is sponsored:

Stephen Lockwood, Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers, "Antenna Modeling & Testing with a Bonus of Crazy Antenna Ideas."  An overview of the art of antenna modeling as currently done by antenna vendors, consulting engineers, and the FCC.

 

Key Code Media will be presenting on how to build a podcast studio.

 

Here are the rest of the exhibitors so far:


BGS


LiveU


Utah Sci


Evertz


Nautel


Nautel


GatesAir


Heartland w/Harmonic


KeyCode Media


Clear Com


Slatercom

 

Cathy Hiebert,

Executive Director

Alaska Broadcasters Association

Alaskabroadcasters.org

P: 907.258.2424; F: 907.258.2414; C: 907.343.9143

Promoting free, over-the-air broadcast television and radio.

     Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination---Dwight D. Eisenhower



 

From: SBE-89-alaska <sbe-89-alaska-bounces at sea.sbe16.org <mailto:sbe-89-alaska-bounces at sea.sbe16.org> > On Behalf Of Charles Sather via SBE-89-alaska
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Subject: Re: [SBE-89-Alaska] Engineering Sessions ABA Convention

 

Following up on this email. ABA Convention is coming up, I haven’t had a chance to work on the engineering track yet with all the other stuff that has happened with the funding cuts for public broadcasting. I know that everyone has been really busy, but if anyone wants to help out, has ideas, wants to present (some topics below), let me know.  

 

Lockwood is planning on presenting

Keycode I believe is also wanting to present. 

 

Any one else that I am missing Cathy? 

 

 

Thank you, 

Charles Sather
Chief Operating Officer, Koahnic Broadcast Corporation
P. 907-793-3535 | koahnicbroadcast.org <http://koahnicbroadcast.org>   
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I just wanted to put a bug in everyone’s ear about sessions for the ABA Convention next year.  Even though the ABA Board hasn’t officially said there will be a convention, the likelihood looks good.  If any Engineers would like to help plan sessions, let me know.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a comment that came out of the end-of-year board meeting with the ABA members:

 

“I made a suggestion during the meeting a week ago and wanted to expand on that a little bit to share what matters most to me and what may matter to other small stations

 

Basic troubleshooting skills.
If X happens, do Y.

(Like, if you go to the statewide newscast at 5 or 6 and theres no audio... heres what you do). one of the things that would be handy, is having a list of stations who carry at the same time as you so you could then pull up a stream from that station and can get a stream on air while you troubleshoot why you have no satellite audio.

 

stuff like that that requires some thought process, because lemme tell you, in a small town when things go sideways, you know someones about to call you and tell you theres a problem when youre already stressed about trying to solve it.  

 

I think another very useful skill is automation programming. not all, but some arent techie types or deep nerdy radio people like me...... and even im hesitant around automation programming. .and we know what to do because weve been doing it for so long, repetition.

 

I know there isnt one automation standard across the state, but maybe worth finding out what stations use and what our most common automation needs are?

tech/troubleshooting stuff along the lines of.. that wiull get normal programming on till you can find the problem yourself in a few minutes, an hour... or something that will hold till you can get engineering on site if its a major issue

 

(like when my console had an issue after a power outage.. it wasnt necessarily the console, it was the power supply)

Us small stations arent so much concerned, at least as i see it in my POV with KSKO.. about programming stuf.f. its technical stuff, also based on the few brief convesations ive had with others mall stations here

 

Theres more 1 person management/tech staffs then we realize... KDLG, KUHB, KSDP, KCUK, KIYU, KSKO, KZPA... some are better at some things than others (like DAve at KIYU is pretty smart technically(

 

Paul”

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Regards,

Paul Walker

"The Alaska Radio Nerd"

 <mailto:paul at alaskaradionerd.com> paul at alaskaradionerd.com

Mobile/Cell +1 (907) 574-0258

Program Director: KSKO 89.5 FM McGrath, Alaska, USA

Afternoon Host: Hits 106 KLMI-FM Laramie, Wyoming, USA

 

 

 

Thank you, 

Charles Sather
Chief Operating Officer, Koahnic Broadcast Corporation
P. 907-793-3535 | koahnicbroadcast.org <http://koahnicbroadcast.org>   
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