SBE Chapter 56 Meeting Minutes, October 28, 2008, Tulsa Technology Center, Tulsa, OK

Monday, December 01 2008 @ 01:51 PM CST

Chapter Chairman Roger Newton called the meeting to order and asked everyone to introduce themselves.

Treasurers Report:
Larry Miller reported the following: The Chapter’s checking account balance as of September 23, 2008, was $4076.45. There have been no credits and there has been one debit of $38.00 for yearly rental on the Chapters P.O. Box. The Chapter’s checking account balance as of today, October 28, 2008, is $4038.35.

Secretary’s Report:
Nothing to report.

Frequency Coordination above 1 GHz:
Larry Miller reported that George Danner of Sprint, says that OKC is not ready to make the changeover to the new 2 GHz band plan. KFOR is close to being ready, but another OKC station is having trouble with their new MRC equipment and is not able to get a loaner during the equipment’s repair by MRC. Gerald Weaver, KOTV, has said that he does not want to make the changeover until OKC is ready. Therefore, Tulsa is on hold for the time being.

Frequency Coordination below 1 GHz:
Nothing to report

EAS Report:
Roger Herring reported that there has not been any forward progress for revamping EAS as there has been no word from FEMA on their requirements. He also reported that an Amber Alert had been issued the previous day.

Program Committee:
David reported that he did not have a program at this time for the November meeting.

Certification Report:
Ray Klotz reported the following exam dates for certification:

Exam Dates	Location	Application Deadline
February 6-16 , 2009	Local Chapters	December 31 , 2008
April 21, 2009	NAB	April 1 , 2009
June 5-15, 2009	Local Chapters	April 17, 2009
August 7-17, 2009	Local Chapters	June 5, 2009
November 6-16, 2009	Local Chapters	September 18, 2009

Old Business:
Roger Newton reported on Taste of NAB on October 15. presented by Larry Bloomfield. he reported that presentation was well attended and very informative.

New Business:
There was a discussion on finding a new meeting place, since Spaghetti Warehouse went up on their price by four dollars. This made the cost of purchasing a meal fourteen dollars. As this was causing a hardship on some, a motion was made to look for a new location to hold meetings. We agreed to hold the next meeting a Bishop's Cafeteria at 41st and Garnett for evaluation. Cost of a meal is $6.98.

Roger Newton asked for a motion to adjourn, motion was made and seconded, approved by voice vote.

Program:
David introduced Ken Ostmo of Panasonic who presented a program on P2HD cameras on behalf of TM Television. David also thanked TM Television for providing lunch for the meeting.

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