[SBE] Female Engineer of the Year nomination deadline near

[Gary Blau]

Since nobody's nominating Nextel as Outstanding Female Broadcast 
Engineer of the Year, how is this relevant?

I hope you won't conflate those who are part of the solution with those 
who are part of the problem.

Just my opinion.  If I misread you I apologize.

g


Glenn Little WB4UIV wrote:


> Have we forgotten why Nextel is changing out our equipment????

> 

> Nextel got their start by buying a group of Mom & Pop SMR systems. Part of 

> the verbal agreement with the system users was that nothing would change 

> but the name and where you mail your check to. The users agreed and Nextel 

> bought the SMR systems. Before the ink dried, the analog systems that they 

> bought were turned off and replaced by new Digital systems. Yes, the placed 

> the Digital systems amongst the existing Analog systems owned by others and 

> left their system users holding leased equipment that was of no use on 

> their system. This left a lot of SMR users very upset with Nextel. Next 

> thing you know, Nextel is interfering with everybody on the band. Motorola 

> made some changes to the digital algorithms and this cleaned up part of the 

> mess. Then public safety starting having communications problems. The 

> ambulance that the dispatched sent to your location for your multiple 

> gunshot wounds did not arrive. The ambulance crew was at the diner next to 

> the Nextel tower.

> 

> Now if anyone on the form had caused this much of a problem with a 

> communications system that you owned, the FCC would very quickly step in 

> and revoke all licenses that you hold for RF emissions and ask for a 

> donation to the US government for your indiscretions.

> 

> Having very deep pockets, Nextel was able to stay on the air and further to 

> recruit many government users. This showed how important they were to the 

> communications industry. If you remember they even got the term "Push to 

> Talk" copywrited, at least for a short period of time to try and stop other 

> wireless carriers from using this very familiar marketing term.

> 

> Today the are having to relocate the Public Safety users that they are 

> interfering with. TO get the spectrum that they need to keep their system 

> viable, they are also having to relocate the 2GHz users.

> 

> Anyone associated with a bunch of politically connected crooks as Nextel, 

> would never get my vote.

> 

> These are my observations, based on what I saw while working with a company 

> that made SMR enhancements at the time of the start of Nextel. These are my 

> views and do not represent the views of any employer, past or present.

> 

> Just my thoughts on Nextel.

> 

> 73

> Glenn

> WB4UIV

> Assistant Chief Engineer WCIV TV

> 

> iewAt 09:26 AM 01/31/07, you wrote:

> 

>>Cyndi Hutter-Cavell who is working for Nextel on the 2 GHz project.

>>

>>

>>On 1/31/07 9:21 AM, "John Poray" <jporay at sbe.org> wrote:

>>

>>

>>>To: SBE Chapter Chairs and subscribers to the SBE Roundtable,

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>This Friday, February 2nd is the deadline for nominations

>>><file:///\\sbedc1\users$\JPoray\PDFs\2007\AWRT-SBEAward-2007.pdf>  for the

>>>2007 Outstanding Female Broadcast Engineer of the Year Award. The American

>>>Woman in Radio & Television (AWRT) and the SBE will jointly present the

>>>award on Saturday, March 10, in Washington, D.C. during the AWRT Annual

>>>Leadership Summit & Business Conference. SBE President, Chriss Scherer, 

>>

>>CPBE

>>

>>>CBNT will participate in the presentation.

>>>

>>>

>>>This is the second year for the award, which serves to recognize the

>>>contributions of women in broadcast engineering and helps to promote the

>>>field in general to the broadcast industry and general public. SBE

>>>contributed to the development of the award criteria and will also

>>>participate in the selection of the winner.  The award is open to 

>>

>>members of

>>

>>>SBE and AWRT. If you know of a deserving individual, consider placing her

>>>name in nomination!

>>>