The Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers welcomed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai as its monthly luncheon speaker today. Chairman Pai spoke on a variety of topics affecting the broadcast engineering community including ATSC 3.0, the next-generation television standard; the post-incentive auction repacking process; and interference involving FM translators. In addition,... read more →
Feb
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Feb
07
Friday, February 22, 2019 Engineering the Future of Broadcasting Ajit Pai, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He was designated Chairman by President Trump in January 2017. Prior to being appointed Chairman, he previously served as Commissioner at the FCC, appointed by President Barack... read more →
Dec
05
Friday, January 18, 2019 5G from a wireless carrier’s perspective Chris Wieczorek Director, Spectrum Policy, T-Mobile USA, Inc. This discussion will focus on how 5G technology expands the scope of today’s mobile technologies to new services and use cases. It will also discuss how 5G needs spectrum across all bands, including... read more →
Dec
05
Hossein Hashemzadah was presented with the E. Noel Luddy Award for years of meritorious service to the telecommunications industry. Hashemzadeh is Deputy Division Chief, in the Video Division of the FCC’s Media Bureau. The award was presented November 28 at the Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers’ annual FCC Reception,... read more →
Nov
23
Condensing 97 years of a full life for an amazing man into a few paragraphs, is nearly an impossible task, for he is more than the sum of the milestones of his life. But, in an attempt to honor George Melvin Frese, we will do so. George Melvin Freses was born... read more →
Nov
05
Tram Le was the recipient of AFCCE Scholarships over multiple semesters while at the University of Washington. She recently graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering and has also been an intern with Hatfield and Dawson Consulting Engineers in Seattle, Washington. Ms. Le recently visited One World Trade Center in... read more →
Oct
31
AFCCE Life Member, William Bernard "Jack" Carr passed away unexpectedly on, Tuesday Aug. 14, 2018. Jack was born in Huntsville, TX on May 31, 1932 to William Bernard Carr and Agusta "Gussie" Mildred Hankamer. Jack graduated UT Austin with a degree in engineering. He was also a reserve officer for... read more →
Oct
30
AFCCE - FCC Reception Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at The National Press Club 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM AFCCE members will once again share time with FCC staffers and friends for this popular event, beginning at 4pm on Wednesday, November 28. The location is the elegant National Press Club, 13th... read more →
Oct
30
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Spectrum Sharing: Why Troposcatter Matters Andrew Clegg, Spectrum Engineering Lead at Google Shared spectrum is the new mantra, but aggregate interference is the common refrain. We'll explore at a high level why long distance propagation prediction is becoming a critical, yet poorly-constrained, limit on spectrum sharing.... read more →
Oct
13
Thank you to all the 2018 Fall Social Sponsors! (more…)