SBE 56 Chapter Secretary Bill Lee called the meeting to order.

Reports:
Minutes:

Minutes from the June meeting were brought up for approval as posted on the Chapter 56 Website. The Minutes were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote of the members present.

Treasurers Report:

Nothing reported

Education Report:  

Nothing reported

Frequency Coordination, below 1 GHz:

 None.

Frequency Coordination, above 1 GHz: 

None.

 

Membership Report: 

None.

 

Secretary’s Report: 

None.

 

Web and Internet Report: 

None.

 

EAS Report: 

None.

 

Internship Committee: 

None.

 

Old Business:  

None.

 

New Business: 

None.

July 23 Program

June Program: Don Dobbs introduced the speaker for the program.  Tim Bock with Digital Resources gave a presentation on the JVC GY DV300 Stream Camcorder it is a camcorder with a 1/3”  3-CCD imager with 700 TVL of resolution, if has 12 Bit A/D as well as 4:3 and 16:9 switching capability. The camera has XLR microphone inputs, a true manual focus mode for the lens. The camcorder also features a Streaming A/V adapter (KA-DV300U) which interfaces to the camcorder to allow live web streaming of footage being taped.  It uses Stream Producer Software and allows the files to be saved in .asf format to a PC at a rate of 12-15 FPS. The camcorder lists for around $3,000.00. 

They also demonstrated the Panasonic  DMR-T2020 DVD recorder with the ability to write to DVD-R or DVD-Ram disks. The Deck lists for $795.00 and features simultaneous Record and Play.

 

LIGHTNING !!
Excerpts from the Editor, Mark Bell.

News item:

As has been reported in trade journals, two photographers got too close to lightning strikes this summer, and while not seriously injured, they were given a realistic dose of reality; Lightning is uncontrolled, dangerous, and can happen at any time. Survival is a wake-up call to the wise......

We all know what electrical arcs are. Some may even know that at temperatures ranging from 5-35,000 degrees, arcs are the hottest phenomenon known. We can control arcs in many man-made items, such as the spark plugs on cars which arc so fast they would seem to glow if one could see them in action. Some simple barbecue lighters are also controlled arc producing tools.

Is that just like a lightning strike? Is it one?

First of all, understand that natural lightning is huge. The fields that create lightning strong enough to hit the ground are very large, and may travel for MILES before they hit. Think of it, an arc that is MILES long. Any arc to ground must be very powerful. If it hits a person, the damage will most likely be permanent.

This author had the opportunity to meet a victim of a lightning strike. He was struck while working on a TV news live shot."Look at my hands," he said. "See how one is still redder than the other? That's from the lightning strike. We had our mast up at a site near the top of a hill and cables were run to the house we were shooting in. It seemed stormy, but it also appeared to have passed with the rain and thunder having come and gone. All of a sudden BAM!

"We all ended up scattered on the ground. The cables run into the house had conducted the voltage and pretty much destroyed what they were attached to, and anything near them. The homeowner was injured badly enough that he required hospitalization. I've never been so scared in my life."

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Education Committee
Ray Klotz

Applications must be received at National by September 29th for the exam period November 8 - 18th.  Fall is the time to upgrade or get certified.

The SBE Certification Committee has established the exam dates listed below for 2002.  Check for the time that is best for you.

If there is interest, we will have study sessions in October.  Let me know.  For more information about SBE Certification, contact me, SBE 56 Certification Chair Ray Klotz or contact Linda Godby, Certification Director at SBE National Office at (317) 846-9000.

CERTIFICATION EXAM DATES FOR 2002

Humor
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