[SBE] Ultrasonic Leak Detection Revisited

[Chris Spacone]

Darryl,

I could advocate for both positions. On the one hand a great deal can be
said for 'open source' (freely available, easily updated and so on).
Potential down sides might be the perception that 'everything is worth
precisely what you pay for it'. In other words a Wiki like project might not
carry the same 'weight' as an association sponsored (and managed) project.

If the project were to be a 'closed source' operation it could tax the
capacity of the SBE to effectively manage (creating the editorial
outline(s), gathering the information, collating, updating and distributing
and so on).

What I envision is something along the lines of the Internet Engineering
Task Force's RFC process. Essentially, the SBE would form a committee of
greybeards that would publish the framework for RBP's along with an index.
This index would be organized in a hierarchical fashion. An example could be
drawn from an earlier email thread about transmitter site management. An
example of an RBP (recommended best practice) that might be relevant would
be describing the process that brings in a new client especially with
respect to how the equipment receives power, grounding communications,
contact information and finally documentation.

Once the RBP outline is complete and an index is completed it could then be
published. The greybeards would then receive responses, review them for
completeness, technical relevance and shepherd them through the process by
working with the RBP author. Once completed the RBP would be published and
hopefully become the 'standard' for doing business in the radio and tv
broadcasting biz.

I recognize that this approach is beaurocratic and that many would find the
process less than satisfying. But I really think we need to start someplace.
We have lots and lots of manuals describing the nuts and bolts of a video
signal and even maybe a little bit about how to use the video server that
makes the signal but nearly nothing about how to effectively arrange a group
of servers in meaningful ways. Everybody seems to have an opinion and
getting to a universal starting point could be especially helpful. 

Because let's face it; the IT, telecommunications and broadcasting world are
becoming more and more interlinked. It is the rare facility being built
today that doesn't have a connection to another piece of gear in the plant
or outside and that connection probably has something to do with the
internet.

-Chris



-----Original Message-----
From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of
McGlothen, Darryl
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 1:32 PM
To: sbe member discussion mail list
Subject: Re: [SBE] Ultrasonic Leak Detection Revisited

Would that be an open source project to which every member could both
contribute and critique the contributions of others and that would be
freely available to the membership??? or something the SBE would add to
their library of available publicataions...for a price? I advocate for
open source.

Darryl 



> -----Original Message-----

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

> Behalf Of Chris Spacone

> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 10:04 AM

> To: 'sbe member discussion mail list'

> Subject: [SBE] Ultrasonic Leak Detection Revisited

> 

...snip...

>  

> 

> An editorial comment to the leadership of the SBE may be in 

> order. I cannot be the only engineer that has run into this 

> kind of situation. Many of us deal with installations that 

> require pressurization systems (or other

> systems) that facilitate our business and it would be 

> unreasonable for us to be experts in everything. I would like 

> to see the SBE publish a series of 'recommended best 

> practices' on a variety of different topics. These 'RBP's 

> would not serve as a replacement for qualified engineering 

> advice but would be a convenient template for rank and file 

> engineering types. These RBP's could be used by the 

> engineering staff to explain to management the why's and 

> how's of accomplishing a task. If I'd had a 4 or 5 page RBP 

> with the weight of the SBE behind it I could have saved us a 

> bunch of wasted time and effort. I can see the beginning of a 

> library of RBP's becoming the collective wisdom of the 

> broadcast engineering community as a whole. It could go a 

> long way toward the standardization and rationalization of 

> the installation and operation of engineering plants across 

> the broadcasting industry.

> 

>  

> 

>  Just my $0.02

> 

>  

> 

> Best regards,

> 

> Chris Spacone

> 

>  

> 

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