Friday, May 21, 2021FCC RF Exposure Rule ChangesKevin Graf, Electronics EngineerFCC - Office of Engineering and TechnologyKevin will discuss the May 3rd FCC rule changes concerning RF exposure and the two-year review period for existing parties.Dr. Kevin Graf specializes in the analysis of electromagnetic fields and waves and safety levels... read more →
May
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May
14
AFCCE will hold it's annual meeting virtually this year on Friday, June 25th from 12-4 (eastern). Exact time and duration to be announced.RecordingsEach luncheon is recorded and made available a few days afterwards. Come back to this page and look for the link below.LUNCHEON RECORDINGRegister below to get the Zoom... read more →
Mar
24
It is with regret that we pass along news of the passing of Louis R. "Bob" duTreil, Sr. on March 19, 2021 at the age of 88. Bob died peacefully at Tidewell Hospice in Sarasota, Florida, the city where he resided for more than 25 years. Bob was born in... read more →
Mar
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Friday, March 19, 2021ATSC 3.0 - NextGen Broadcasting is both TV and RadioFred BaumgartnerDirector of Next Generation Broadcast Implementation, Sinclair BroadcastingNextGen Broadcasting is both TV and radio as we know it -- and a major departure. NextGen is seemingly everything – mobile, OTT-OTA, Ultra High Definition, Digital Ad Insertion, radio... read more →
Feb
23
It is with regret that we must report the passing of Robert (Bob) Lloyd Hoover, P.E. on Dec. 26, 2020. Bob was in the hospital suffering from complications of COVID-19. Bob obtained his bachelor’s & master’s degrees from Emory University in Atlanta, and received his PhD from University of North... read more →
Feb
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Friday, February 19, 2021Thermal Imaging using drone for Broadcast EngineeringPaul Shulins, President of Shulins’ SolutionsThis talk will discuss the theory behind thermal imaging and the practical applications I have found useful to broadcasters by combining the advanced sensors to detect infrared electromagnetic radiation with UAS (drones). Recently this set of... read more →
Jan
26
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... read more →
Jan
08
Friday, January 22, 2021 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... read more →
Dec
14
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. ... read more →
Nov
23
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... read more →