“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.”
The Board has tentatively selected Albuquerque, NM as the location for the Summer Annual Meeting (June 24-26). However, detailed planning for this event is on hold due to Covid-19. A final decision will be made in early April about whether to move forward with the Summer event.
The 2014 Annual Meeting of the Association was a major success, assisted by mostly cooperative late spring Nova Scotia weather and a wonderfully comfortable venue–The Prince George Hotel, Halifax. Members enjoyed a bus ride through the Atlantic Coast countryside to the Nautel transmitter plant, where they were treated to a no-holds barred plant tour and… Read more »
The 2014 Annual Meeting of the Association promises to be a big success, with a beautiful venue, temperatures in line with the spring that it still is, and interesting topics to discuss. Please come and help shape AFCCE policy and direction for the coming years, and enjoy the fellowship of other members of the AFCCE… Read more »
Many thanks to the very talented Chris Ruggia of Vast Graphics, and Mike Rhodes (also very talented), for the help in bringing this new AFCCE website to cyberspace. I hope that it will serve as a community-builder for a freer-flow of information between members, and as a forum for topics that are of importance to… Read more »
Friday, May 16, 2014 Meeting Topic: Open Network Enabled (ONE) Media
presented by Mark A. Aitken VP of Advanced Technology, Sinclair Broadcast Group
Open Network Enabled Media: An all IP-based approach to distribution of content, with a focus on broadcast as the central element. Consider the question, “What if the internet… Read more »
On October 29, 2013, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that included various suggestions for the revitalization of the AM service. AFCCE and a number of its members were active in filing comments and reply comments for this important docket. AFCCE’s comments are available via the links below.
As the Annual Meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia is now barely over a month away, this is your last chance to guarantee your room at the Prince George Hotel, in the block of rooms that we’ve reserved.
You must book your room by this weekend, because after this weekend, the unbooked rooms… Read more »
AFCCE membership met at the Holiday Inn, Rosslyn, VA for lunch and to hear a presentation by Jerry Armes on the electric utility smart grid and the frequency allocation issues related to it. Prior to the luncheon meeting, the AFCCE Board of Directors and the Scholarship Board met in their usual monthly meetings to discuss… Read more »
Friday, March 21, 2014 Meeting Topic: Boundaries of the Smart Grid and RF Spectrum Requirements
Presented by Jerry Armes, P.E. Consultant
To address the RF spectrum requirements of the Smart Grid and therefore the role that the FCC plays in regulating the Smart Grid, one must define the boundaries and logic… Read more »
FCC’s proceeding to Modernize and Clarify Part 17 of the Commission’s Rules Concerning Construction, Marking and Lighting of Antenna Structures AFCCE_Comments-WT_Docket_10-88 filed July 20, 2010
