“The objective of the AFCCE shall be to aid and promote the proper federal administration and regulation of those engineering and technical phases of communications which are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission, to uphold the honor and dignity of engineers before the Federal Communications Commission, and to provide for the mutual improvement and social intercourse of the members of the Association.”
This year in addition to our annual fundraiser for the AFCCE Scholarship Fund, we are having a Celebration of Life for our friend, mentor, and former AFCCE President Ronald D. Rackley.
Ron touched so many lives during his time with us and all who had… Read more »
Rigid Coaxial Transmission Line Systems for the UHF Television Repack
Stephen J. Kolvek, Director of Engineering, MYAT, Inc.
This presentation will cover Critical Frequencies due to repetitive Line Lengths that must be avoided when used in a broadcasting system. The anchor insulator connector which is a building block of… Read more »
Repack from the Manufacturer’s and Tower Owner’s Perspective
Jay Martin, Dielectric and Jim Stenberg, American Tower
AFCCE Members Jay and Jim will discus the current status of the Television Repack. How has the weather effected the progress, deliveries from the manufacturers, installation at the tower site and what lies ahead.
Through Saturday, August 24, WWV and WWVH will transmit a US Department of Defense (DOD) message in conjunction with the COMEX 19-3 interoperability exercise in Tennessee. The broadcast also urges listeners to complete a survey on WWV/WWVH listenership and listening habits. The messages are broadcast on WWV at 10 minutes… Read more »
Founding member of the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) and founder of the MIKAB Corporation, Wesley (Wes) R. Weis passed away on July 13, 2019. Wes was a champion of tower safety as evidenced by his work on NATE’s OSHA Relations Committee. He was instrumental in the development of the ANSI/ASSP A10.48 Standard, which… Read more »
First let me state that it is an honor and privilege to serve as your President for the 2019-2020 term. We have a great group of Officers and Board Members and look forward to continuing the successes of our former President and now Secretary John Lyons.
We have received word that Arno Meyer, co-founder of Belar in 1964 with his wife Isobel (BEL), Arno (AR), has passed away at his home after a period of diminished health.
The name Belar is ubiquitous with monitoring equipment from the FMM-1 FM Monitor, released in 1966, to a full line of… Read more »
It is with profound sadness that I report the passing of a long time friend, associate and mentor, Ron Rackley. I first worked with Ron in the early 1970’s in a project at WWRL(AM) in New York. Since that time, we worked on several… Read more »
