[SBE] Certification

[A9xw at cs.com]

And I have interviewed and have seen some of these seasoned engineers who 
don't know how to use a crimp tool, can't solder an XLR, don't know what heliax 
is, can't read transmitter metering and know if its right or wrong and blow up 
two 50 KW AM transmitters in one day because they tried to get 125% modulation 
using 6 Orban processors in parallel to squish the sound beyond belief. (WCFL 
AM 1000 if you need the reference).  On the other hand there are some with 
only a little experience who can do all that and more good or bad.  There is no 
guarantee of competance with experience. I had one applicant with 22 years of 
TV experience in the military ... all in black and white video only, no audio. 
The SBE certification is a valueable tool that at least says the person has a 
minimal competancy level as determined by their peers, and didn't go to the  
"School of FCC test question memorization" to be six week wonders as we had in 
the 60's. Even better, SBE certification has numerous catagories to meet the 
needs of radio, TV, networking, and the level of skills between operators and 
master engineers.  And better still, the question pool is not static but 
reflects the innovations in the industry, not asking about 6SN7's in an age of  
Pentium chips, op amps and Klystrodes and high power RF transistor transmitters. 
And finally, AT NO COST TO TAX PAYERS, STATION OWNERS OR THE USE GOVERNMENT 
BUREAUCRATS. 

Still think SBE certification is not valuable? 

Henry Ruhwiedel 




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