Dane Ericksen
 
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TSG/S3, Chair


Dane Ericksen

SBE/Hammett & Edison

"Chairing the ATSC TSG/S3 Specialist Group on Digital ENG provides the opportunity to work towards the most efficient use of the 2 GHz TV Broadcast Auxiliary Service (BAS) channels, in a balanced forum open to all interested parties. It also provides the opportunity to encourage use of the newly created forty 25 kHz-wide Data Return Link (DRL) channels at the top and bottom of the re-farmed 2,025–2,110 MHz TV BAS band, which were proposed by SBE and adopted by the FCC. These DRL channels have the potential to significantly increase the efficiency of ENG operations, and as engineers, ATSC and SBE members enjoy fostering efficiency."
 

Education
California State University, BS Degree in Electrical Engineering, 1970

Professional Licenses and Affiliations

  • Registered Professional Engineer (Electrical), State of California, E-11654
  • Fellow, Society of Broadcast Engineers, and six-term SBE National Director
  • SBE-certified as Senior Broadcast Engineer with Radio and Television endorsements (CSRTE)
  • SBE-certified as Broadcast Network Technologist (CBNT)
  • FCC Radiotelephone License, General Class, Radar Endorsed, PG-12-14271
  • FCC Amateur Radio License, Extra Class, N6AJY
  • Chairman, SBE FCC Liaison Committee, 1987–2007
  • Chairman, ATSC T3/S3 Specialist Group on Digital ENG, January 2005–present
  • Chapter Secretary, and former multi-term Chapter Chairman and Chapter Vice Chairman, SBE Chapter 40, San Francisco
  • Member, SBE Certification, EAS, and International Committees
  • Served on NAB/SBE Engineering Conference Committee, 1993–2001
  • Served on Subcommittee 4 (SC4) of IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee 28 (SCC28), 1985–2000  (ANSI C95.1-1992 and C95.1-1995 RFR standards)

Experience

  • Federal Communications Commission, Field Operations Bureau, San Francisco, 1970–1982
  • Field Engineer, 1970–1974; FM/TV Specialist, 1974–1978; Senior FM/TV Specialist, 1978–1982
  • Associate in the firm of Hammett & Edison, Inc., since 1982
  • Technical Publications

Numerous technical articles and papers, including:

  • “Understanding the September 2000 U.S.-Canada DTV LOU,” December 2000 Television Broadcast magazine
  • “DTV:  Gold Mine or Land Mine?” October 1999 Television Broadcast magazine
  • “NAD83:  What Is It and Why You Should Care,” 1994 SBE Proceedings
  • Co-author, NAB Guide to Television Aural and Visual Performance Measurements
  • Co-author, Chapter 7.8, “The Emergency Broadcast System,” NAB Engineering Handbook, Eighth Edition
  • Author, Chapter 1.6, “Distance and Bearing Calculations,” NAB Engineering Handbook, Ninth Edition