[SBE] Certification

[McGlothen, Darryl]

Henry,

The 'engineer' you mention below obviously did not meet the description
of the 'uncertified engineer with several years of practical experience'
in my post. I was not degrading the value of certification, just
pointing out to Ed that Broadcast Engineers (whether certified or not)
have to wear so many hats that it is not possible to become certified in
every discipline they employ. SBE Certification, as you pointed out, is
available in numerous categories (15 including Life Certification). All
of these are broad categories which include skills assessment in
multiple disciplines and some are prerequisites for others. Maybe I
missed something in the thread but I think we're both arguing the same
point. SBE Certification is invaluable!

Darryl McGlothen, CBNT
SBE #117 Chapter Chair
 


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> From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On 

> Behalf Of A9xw at cs.com

> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 1:51 PM

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> Subject: [SBE] Certification

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> 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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