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Nov 05

November 2015 Luncheon Meeting

Thursday, November 19, 2015 Flexible Use of Millimeter Wave Spectrum Bands for Next Generation Wireless Services Summary of NPRM Proposals Michael Ha Deputy Chief of Policy and Rules Division, FCC Office of Engineering Technology The FCC recently released an NPRM taking further steps to promote a flexible regulatory environment for... read more →
Nov 05
Sep 28

October 2015 Luncheon and 3rd Annual AFCCE Symposium

October Luncheon and the 2015 AFCCE Symposium Friday, October 30 Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge Reception 11:45 AM with Lunch beginning at 12:30 PM The AFCCE Symposium will begin immediately after lunch and run until 5 p.m.  The program will focus on the broadcast... read more →
Sep 28

2015 AFCCE Fall Social

AFCCE invites all members and their families and guests to the Annual Fall Social immediately following the AFCCE Symposium. Please RSVP by October 20. The Vantage Point Restaurant atop the Holiday Inn Rosslyn, Friday, October 30, 2015, Cocktails at 5:30 pm and Dinner at 6:30. This is the main fundraising... read more →
Sep 21

AFCCE Members awarded FCC Excellence in Engineering Analysis Award

AFCCE Members Mark Colombo and Barbara Pavon of the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology were recently awarded the Excellence in Engineering Analysis Award.   The 2015 EIE Award was given for their work on development of the analytical tools and software that are the engine “under the hood” powering the... read more →
Sep 03

September 2015 Luncheon Meeting

Friday, September 25, 2015 LED Obstruction Lighting (topic recently changed) Les Kutasi Dialight Corporation What is available in the market for tower lighting systems? What are the advantages of LED obstruction lights compared to other types of systems?  Mr. Kutasi will also talk about LED lighting on AM towers, LED... read more →
Sep 03

AFCCE meeting dates

The Board of Directors has announced the following dates for the 2015 - 2016 year. September 2015 Friday, September 25th., 11:45am - 2:00p Luncheon Meeting, Holiday Inn Rosslyn, Dogwood Room October 2015 Thursday, Oct 15th, 12:00pm - 2:00pm Joint Lunch with IEEE Broadcast Technology Society at IEEE Broadcast Symposium Caribe... read more →
Jun 30

2015 Board of Directors

The results of the annual elections were announced over the weekend at the Annual Meeting. The following Members were elected to a 4 year term: Mark Felig & Bob Weller The following Associate Members were elected to a 3 year term: Ron Chase & John Lyons The new AFCCE Board... read more →
May 01

May Luncheon

Friday, May 22, 2015 Meeting Topic: TIA TSB 10-G: An Update to TIA TSB 10-F for the Fixed Microwave Service The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Telecommunications Systems Bulletin 10-F (TSB-10F), adopted in 1994, was initially established to support since deprecated FCC Rule Parts 94 and 21 (common carrier).  Coverage included flat... read more →
Mar 10

2015 Annual Meeting in Annapolis

This year's AFCCE Annual Meeting will be held in Annapolis, Maryland, from Thursday, June 25th through Sunday, June 28th, 2015. Click here for the PDF Brochure and Registration Form. Click here for Online Registration. (more…)