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Aug 16

IEEE BTS and AFCCE Announce Creation of Jules Cohen Memorial Scholarship Fund

The IEEE Broadcast Technology Society (BTS), in cooperation with the Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers Scholarship Fund, Inc. (AFCCE-SF), today announced the launch of the Jules Cohen Memorial Scholarship. Administered by the AFCCE-SF, the new program awards scholarships of up to $10,000 to promising undergraduate or graduate engineering students... read more →
Aug 09
Aug 03

AFCCE Endorses ATSC 3.0

In Ex Parte Comments filed July 19, 2016, AFCCE fully supports the proposals with regard to authorization of the System Discovery and Signaling Layer of ATSC 3.0 as an optional transmission standard that can be utilized by television licensees, and believes that based on known technical data present interference protection... read more →
Aug 03

AM Revitalization – Reply Comments

AFCCE Comments on AM Revitalization Filed April 17, 2016. The AFCCE herein offers its views, as a matter of clarification, on the terminology used in certain comments filed by the AM Radio Preservation Alliance in response to the FCC’s Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“FNPRM”) that was issued as Item... read more →
Apr 27

May 2016 Luncheon Meeting

Friday, May 20, 2016 Electronic Noise and Its Impacts On Communications Systems Dennis Roberson Chairman of the FCC Technological Advisory Council and Vice Provost for Research at the Illinois Institute of Technology (more…)
Apr 26

E. Harold Munn

Earle Harold Munn, Jr., age 87, of Parma, MI, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was the son of Earle Harold and Luella Mae (Asfahl) Munn. Born Sept 7, 1928, in Vandalia, IL, Hal is survived by his wife of 66 years, C. Ella... read more →
Mar 01

2016 Annual Meeting

This year's AFCCE Annual Meeting will be held in Estes Park, Colorado, from Thursday, June 23rd through Sunday, June 26th, 2015. Click here for the PDF Brochure and Registration Form and Online Registration. Our meeting will be hosted at the The Stanley Hotel, known for its architecture, magnificent setting, and... read more →
Feb 29

March 2016 Luncheon Meeting

Friday, March 18, 2016 TVStudy Version 2.0 for Post-Auction Inter-Service Interference Analyses Mark Colombo of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (more…)
Jan 31

February 2016 Luncheon Meeting

Friday, February 19, 2016 High Data Rate, Reliable Wideband HF Communications Demonstration Dr. Lucien Tieg and Dr. Kevin Cuomo of The MITRE Corporation Assured beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) communications is challenging yet essential for our warfighters. Military and civilian systems rely on a combination of high data rate satellite connectivity as... read more →
Dec 22

January 2016 Luncheon Meeting – CANCELED

Friday, January 22, 2016 Electronic Noise and Its Impacts On Communications Systems Dennis Roberson Chairman of the FCC Technological Advisory Council and Vice Provost for Research at the Illinois Institute of Technology Mr. Roberson co-authored a paper in IEEE Spectrum on on electronic noise  http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/wireless/electronic-noise-is-drowning-out-the-internet-of-things Reception 11:45 AM with Lunch... read more →