From: GatesAir
What: Routine Transmitter Site Maintenance
When: February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Where: Virtual Zoom Meeting - Register Here
Sponsors: Vertical Technology Services and Sublight Engineering PLLC
Brian Szewczyk of GatesAir will give an overview of recommended air & liquid cooled transmitter site maintenance tasks.
Brian Szewczyk has been the regional sales manager for GatesAir for 29 years. His territory includes the Northeastern States and Eastern Canada. Brian can help with Intraplex, Radio and TV transmission needs. His interest in Radio started at a young age. He became a licensed Amateur radio operator
at the age of 11 and has been in active in Radio as a hobby and professionally ever since. He holds an Amateur Extra class license call sign NJ1F. He is a member of the Radio Club of America, Life member of the American Radio Relay League, and a longtime member of the SBE.
From: ENCO Systems
What: AI Use in Broadcasting
When: March 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Where: Virtual Zoom Meeting - Register Here
Sponsors: Sublight Engineering PLLC and Vertical Technology Services
Bill Bennett from ENCO Systems will discuss AI use in broadcasting.
SBE Chapter 37 would like to thank Sublight Engineering PLLC and Vertical Technology Services for their generous sponsorship of the technical costs to keep the chapter running for 2026.
From: Brooks Pierce
What: SBE Law Update
When: April 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Where: Virtual Zoom Meeting - Register Here
Sponsors: Vertical Technology Services and Sublight Engineering PLLC
The SBE is an advocate for its members on regulatory and legislative issues at the FCC, NTIA, Capitol Hill, and beyond that affect broadcast engineers. The Society's focus on these issues is driven by the SBE Board, Government Relations Committee, Regulatory Counsel, as well as interested members like you.
Our April meeting will feature Noah Hock, part of SBE's Regulatory Counsel team from Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP (Brooks Pierce). Brooks Pierce is a Raleigh, NC based law firm that serves businesses, government, non-profit institutions, trade associations and individuals. As outlined below, The Regulatory Counsel team is highly experienced with broadcast technical regulatory issues. We anticipate discussing SBE's current legislative issues.
Prior Events
With Joanne Carl, Geary Morrill, and Karl Kuhn
With Nick Paulin, Cory Edwards, Ben Brinitzer, Steve Wilde, and Gary Cavell
With James O’Neal and Walt Lindblom of National Capital Radio & Television Museum
With Ted Hand, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, ATSC3, DRB and Mike Palmer of Society of Broadcast Engineers
With Gary Cavell and James Scott of Capitol Airspace Group
With Too Many to Name!
With Jim Ragsdale, Chris Singleton, and Dave Van Dyke
With Merrill Weiss, Eric Wenocur, and James Snyder
With Mike Starling of WHCP Radio
With Steve Floyd of Ultra Electronics
With Glen Hurst, Eddy Vanderkerken, and Arthur “Bo” Hoover
With Mark Schubin
With Tom Silliman, Rob Bertrand, and Andy Gunn
With Coe Ramsey, Noah Hock, and Patrick Cross
With Steve Holmes, Joseph Castellano, and Scott Cannon
With David Layer, Russ Mundschenk, and Mike Rhodes
With John Lowe of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
With Sam Chreiteh of Critical Systems Consulting Group
With Tom Ray of Tom Ray Broadcast Consulting, LLC
With Stephen Hartzell and Coe Ramsey of Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
With Mark Johnson and Doug Watson of LinkUp Communications Corporation
With Brian Wright and Sale Lilly of Cielo Networks
With Many Speakers. See Text!
With Many Speakers. See Text! of WTOP Engineering and Contractors
With Perry Priestly and Owen Garland of Anywave Communication Technologies
With Cheryl Ottenritter and Robbie Carman of Ott House Audio









































































