Nautel will offer two in-depth paid training sessions this year, to be held at the company’s new training center in Hackett’s Cove, Nova Scotia.

Courses will be in June and September. Each will last three days and will cover FM transmitters, AM transmitters and RF technology essentials.

John Wilton, Nautel’s head of customer service, said in the announcement that the training is intended to complement what’s available from the Society of Broadcast Engineers at the NAB Show.

“The ‘aging out’ of broadcast engineers is causing concern in the community over the lack of RF knowledge. Many new engineers are coming in from the IT sector or straight from school,” he said.

“Modern transmitters are software-intensive, to be sure, but usually those new engineers don’t have a background in transmitter and RF technology.”

The training center opened last fall. Wilton said the sessions are at the level of an introductory college course.

“This is an opportunity to see the results of adjusting parameters, get real-time measurements, and learn safety practices. We’ll also offer ‘tips and tricks’ for keeping transmitters running smoothly,” Wilton said.

Each training session costs $1,800 (US) and qualifies for SBE recertification credits.

Info: https://support.nautel.com/training

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