“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 AFCCE Board has penciled in Albuquerque, NM as the location for the 2021 Annual Meeting June 24-26 in hopes that the COVID situation will improve. However, no detailed planning/reservations will be set at this time due to the uncertainty. The Board will poll the membership in the upcoming months (mid-April at the latest) to reassess… Read more »
Design of Synchronized SFN for Maxxcasting/Zonecasting
Bert Goldman, President of Goldman Engineering Management
Bert Goldman will give a tutorial on the design of synchronized SFN (or Maxxcasting) which Geo has deployed in several places and then discuss the Zonecasting design which is based upon Maxxcasting as the foundation.
The Holiday Inn that AFCCE called home for its monthly meetings for the past decade or so was demolished by controlled explosion yesterday (click on photo). This was the reason that our luncheon venue was changed to the Residence Inn this year, even though Covid-19 has prohibited its use.
Thomas J. “Tom” Vaughan, of Rye, passed away peacefully at the age of 92, on November 4, 2020 after a long, full and happy life.
Tom was born on September 30th, 1928 to Michael and Marie Vaughan in Somerville, MA. In 1946 he graduated from St John’s Cambridge. He was a WWII veteran, serving… Read more »
Madeleine Noland will provide an update on the progress of the ATSC 3.0 commercial deployment in the US and offer a glimpse into the future of the ATSC 3.0 platform.
Ms. Noland is the President of the Advanced Television Systems Committee Inc…. Read more »
Lewis D. Wetzel, 95, died on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020 at Bridgton Hospital after a long battle with multiple myeloma. Lewis was born on Dec. 8, 1924, in Beaver Springs, Pa. to L. Banks and Pauline (Dreese) Wetzel.He enlisted in the Navy shortly after graduating from high school in 1942. He received a medical… Read more »
ATSC 3.0 – Connecting the all IP System Together to Ensure Service Delivery
Tom Barbeau, VP of Engineering, Hitachi Kokusai Electric Comark LLC
The transition from ATSC 1.0 to NEXTGEN TV is here. Delivery of an MPEG-2 Transport Stream via ASI, SMPTE310 SSI, or even via TSoIP is becoming obsolete with… Read more »
Following the Annual Spring elections, AFCCE welcomed two new members to the Board, each replacing outgoing members Anne Goodwin Crump (Associate) and Chris Horne (Full). The Board is grateful for their contributions. New Board Members are Matt Butcher (Full) and John Kean (Associate). Jonathan Edwards (Full) is also returning for a consecutive 4 year term,… Read more »
AFCCE has decided to cancel all in-person social events for the remainder of 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions. This includes the October Fall Social and November FCC Reception. Board Meetings will continue to be held monthly via Zoom. Stay tuned for information about a virtual presenter for the September 25th meeting.
AFCCE will be unveiling a new website this Summer which will not only be easier to navigate and provide more information, but will consolidate the member directory. This will make the renewal process more robust and reduce membership data and communications issues. The new site is almost finished and about to enter beta testing. Stay… Read more »
