SBE Chapter 124 Portland/Salem/Vancouver

08/06/2026

The July 2026 presenter at SBE Chapters 16 in Seattle, 124 in Portland, and 76 in Eugene, was Jeff Welton, Sales Manager-Central USA for Nautel.

06/16/2026

Like towers?

The wild stories from the workers atop San Francisco's Sutro Tower.

06/16/2026

Steve Wilde KI6FEO, CEO of American Amplifier Technologies, was the June 2026 presenter at three northwest SBE Chapters: 16 in Seattle, 124 in Portland, and 76 in Eugene.
Steve will be back in the NW as one of the presenters at an Ennes Workshop in Seattle on June 23rd. See:
https://sbe16.com/?p=9274
The picture is of their EmPower Controller VNA.

06/05/2026

Dustin Vance, Regional Sales Manager – Western US and Canada, for Broadcast Electronics, was the May 2026 presenter at Northwest SBE Chapters 16 in Seattle, 124 in Portland, and 76 in Eugene.

05/02/2026

We didn't have an April 2026 presenter, as all of our prospective presenters were busy preparing for NAB.

So, the core group bought their own lunches, brought a few gadgets to share, and traded stories.

04/10/2026

Mike Dosch, President of Angry Audio, was the March 2026 presenter at Northwest SBE Chapters 16 in Seattle, 124 in Portland, and 76 in Eugene.
You can watch the Portland presentation at
https://youtu.be/VgvNiGlSJBw?si=dhEvziQYoy21_ibt

03/14/2026

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/14/fcc-iran-war-coverage/89154891007/

FCC Chair Brendan Carr said news broadcasters coverage of Iran war could impact their license renewal.

03/04/2026

Joe Harrington, Owner of Harrington Aerial, was the February 2026 presenter at three Northwest SBE Chapters: 16 in Seattle, 124 in Portland, and 76 in Eugene.

01/29/2026

Ed Czarnecki, Vice President of Global and Government Affairs for Digital Alert Systems, was the January 2026 presenter at Northwest SBE Chapters 16 in Seattle, 124 in Portland, and 76 in Eugene.
You can watch the Zoom recording at https://youtu.be/WO5g4NaOa0s

01/25/2026