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  • The Closed Captioning Handbook is All-Inclusive

    The Closed Captioning Handbook is All-Inclusive By Vicki Kipp SBE CHAPTER 24 NEWSLETTER March 1, 2003 If you want to know just about anything and everything about closed captioning for broadcast, then The Closed Captioning Handbook is the book for you. Author Gary D. Robson has compiled details on all areas of closed captioning in…

  • Amateur (HAM) Radio Licensing Workshops

    By Vicki W. KippMarch 1, 2003Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) Chapter 24 Newsletter Would you like to spend a weekend or two learning about amateur radio from knowledgeable instructors in a fun setting? Would you like to learn why amateur radio operators are called “hams”? Would you like to increase your familiarity with the spectrum…

  • Tower Technician Safety: Lives Depend On It

    By Victoria W. Kipp Site Management & Technology (SMT) magazine, Dec 1, 2002 A tower technician 20 years ago would climb to his working height and then attach a safety belt to the tower. That was considered an acceptable way to operate. Times have changed, and that practice is no longer acceptable. Safety GuidelinesA daily…

  • A Little Paint, a Few Lights, and a Horde of Federal Regulations

    By Vicki W. KippSite Management & Technology magazine, Sep 1, 2002 Tower lighting is necessary for one reason: aircraft safety. If not for the fact that flyways and towers occupy some of the same altitudes, towers could be less conspicuous. Without airplanes, helicopters and hot air balloons, towers could be painted to match the skyline, and…

  • Jean Muehlfelt: Life as a “Steeple Jane”

    NATE: The Tower Timeshtps://natehome.com/By Vicki W. KippSeptember 1, 2002 There are few occupations that are more traditionally male-dominated than that of the tower technician. Chances are that you will not personally encounter more than one or two female tower technicians in your career. But a few women– sometimes nicknamed “steeple Janes”– are in on the…

  • The Battle of NIMBY

    By Victoria W. KippSite Management & Technology magazine, Aug 1, 2002 Prospects of an obtrusive new tower in the neighborhood can make locals uneasy. This “not in my backyard” response is often the fuel for debate between local communities and telecommunications providers — debates that can be traced to the Telecommunications Act of 1996. This act…

  • Classified: Tower identification

    By Victoria W. Kipp Site Management & Technology, Aug 1, 2002       The next time you spot a communications tower while driving down the road, take a moment to classify it. Towers can be identified by their means of structural support (guyed or self-supporting) and their shape (steel-lattice or monopole). Guyed towers Guyed towers are held…

  • Broadcast Towers: What to Expect

    By Victoria W. KippSite Management & Technology (SMT) magazine         Online Exclusive, Jul 8 2002 No one would argue that the years leading up to 2002 were an especially great time to be in the tower business. It’s been a booming industry thanks to two technologies: wireless telephone and digital television. But the brisk pace couldn’t last forever.…

  • Download: ECB partners with WISC-DT for Datacasting

    By Vicki Way Kipp, CBTE, CBNT Broadcast Engineering magazine, Apr 1, 2002 The Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (ECB), which includes the Wisconsin Public Broadcasting network, began a project to datacast rich media content to public school students and teachers in early 2001.ECB datacast two separate pieces of content. The first was a video called “Investigating…

  • Tower Considerations for DTV

    Site Management & Technology (SMT) magazine, By Vicki W. Kipp April 1, 2002   TRANSITION TO DTV To leap into the FCC-mandated ATSC broadcast standard, your TV station will need to install a new digital transmitter, additional transmission line, and an antenna for your digital channel. The FCC digital channel allocation plan is based on…

About Me

Hello there! My name is Vicki Kipp, and I am a closed caption maker. Making closed captions is time consuming and complicated, so this blog is a collection of all of the knowledge and experiences I have gained. I hope my collection of tips and tricks might help you with your closed caption work the way it has helped me!

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