<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";
panose-1:3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1;}
@font-face
{font-family:Eurostile;
panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Aptos Narrow";}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#467886;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.gmailsignatureprefix
{mso-style-name:gmail_signature_prefix;}
span.EmailStyle21
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:navy;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'>You’ve got it correct Charles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'>Here’s Lockwood; and I’m thrilled to say he is sponsored:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'>Stephen Lockwood, Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers, <u>"Antenna Modeling & Testing with a Bonus of Crazy Antenna Ideas."</u></span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'> An overview of the art of antenna modeling as currently done by antenna vendors, consulting engineers, and the FCC<i>.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'>Key Code Media will be presenting on how to build a podcast studio.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'>Here are the rest of the exhibitors so far:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=168 style='width:1.75in;margin-left:-.15pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>BGS<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>LiveU<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Utah Sci<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Evertz<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Nautel<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Nautel<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>GatesAir<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Heartland w/Harmonic<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>KeyCode Media<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Clear Com<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Slatercom<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>Cathy Hiebert,</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'>Alaska Broadcasters Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'>Alaskabroadcasters.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>P: 907.258.2424; F: 907.258.2414; C: 907.343.9143</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Eurostile",serif;color:navy'>Promoting free, over-the-air broadcast television and radio.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'> Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination---Dwight D. Eisenhower</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-ligatures:none'><img width=172 height=103 style='width:1.7916in;height:1.0729in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01DC1DAB.83C7E140"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> SBE-89-alaska <sbe-89-alaska-bounces@sea.sbe16.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Charles Sather via SBE-89-alaska<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 4, 2025 2:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> Charles Sather <CSather@knba.org>; SBE-89-Alaska <sbe-89-alaska@sea.sbe16.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SBE-89-Alaska] Engineering Sessions ABA Convention<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lockwood is planning on presenting<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Keycode I believe is also wanting to present. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any one else that I am missing Cathy? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04;mso-ligatures:none'>Charles Sather</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04;mso-ligatures:none'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04;mso-ligatures:none'>Chief Operating Officer,</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>Koahnic Broadcast Corporation</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04;mso-ligatures:none'>P. 907-793-3535 | </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#B45F06;mso-ligatures:none'>koahnicbroadcast.org</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#B45F06;mso-ligatures:none'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>Support KBC and its programs through Pick.Click.Give</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> SBE-89-alaska <<a href="mailto:sbe-89-alaska-bounces@sea.sbe16.org">sbe-89-alaska-bounces@sea.sbe16.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Charles Sather via SBE-89-alaska<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 25, 2024 10:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> SBE-89-Alaska <<a href="mailto:sbe-89-alaska@sea.sbe16.org">sbe-89-alaska@sea.sbe16.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [SBE-89-Alaska] Engineering Sessions ABA Convention<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:yellow;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red;mso-ligatures:none'>CAUTION: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>This Email is from an EXTERNAL source. Ensure you trust this sender before clicking on any links or attachments.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is a comment that came out of the end-of-year board meeting with the ABA members:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“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<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Basic troubleshooting skills.<br>If X happens, do Y.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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?<br><br>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<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(like when my console had an issue after a power outage.. it wasnt necessarily the console, it was the power supply)<br><br>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<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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(<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paul”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'><br>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'>Paul Walker<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'>"The Alaska Radio Nerd"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'><a href="mailto:paul@alaskaradionerd.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>paul@alaskaradionerd.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'>Mobile/Cell +1 (907) 574-0258<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'>Program Director: KSKO 89.5 FM McGrath, Alaska, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'>Afternoon Host: Hits 106 KLMI-FM Laramie, Wyoming, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04;mso-ligatures:none'>Charles Sather</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04;mso-ligatures:none'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04;mso-ligatures:none'>Chief Operating Officer,</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Koahnic Broadcast Corporation</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04;mso-ligatures:none'>P. 907-793-3535 | </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#B45F06;mso-ligatures:none'>koahnicbroadcast.org</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#B45F06;mso-ligatures:none'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Support KBC and its programs through Pick.Click.Give</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><img border=0 width=300 height=98 style='width:3.125in;height:1.0208in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01DC1DAB.83C7E140"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /><table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"><tr><td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;"/></a></td><td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Virus-free.<a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a></td></tr></table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></body></html>