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Annual Meeting Notice
Subject: |
White Spaces and Wireless Licensing Rules |
Speaker: |
David Josephson, Josephson Engineering |
Place: |
Dolby Laboratories, San Francisco |
Time and Date: |
September 14, 2010 7:30 PM (refreshments at 7:00 PM) |
| PRE-REGISTERED GUESTS ONLY |
Description:
Audio engineers got a nod from the FCC a few months ago, as
nearly all professional UHF wireless were approved for use without a
license. Just as before, though, users aren't protected from
interference, and have no assurance that they won't be sharing the
channel with other services. This is particularly troublesome as many
big communications players have high impact plans for the "core TV
spectrum" vacated by analog TV, which could make wireless mics unusable
in much of the US.
Nothing is certain, but a way to stake a claim to
continued use of vacant TV channels for wireless mics is to become a
Broadcast Auxiliary Service licensee under Part 74 of the FCC Rules.
Licensing is only available to broadcasters, TV networks, and producers
of motion pictures and television programs. If those definitions
possibly fit you, it is essential that you become licensed to have any
claim on continued use of wireless mic frequencies and exclusion of
other devices from the frequencies you're using.
David Josephson of
Josephson Engineering and the AES Technical Council Advisory Group on
Regulations will present a brief history of the "white spaces" issue,
wireless licensing rules and a walk-through of the licensing process.
About the Speaker:
David Josephson studied electrical engineering at UC Berkeley and
worked in communications, broadcasting and scientific instrumentation.
In 1989 he started Josephson Engineering, a manufacturer of microphones
(not wireless) in Santa Cruz.
David has been an AES member since 1979
and serves as a Governor of the AES, chair of the AES Standards
Committee Working Group on Microphone Characterization, chair of the AES
Technical Council Advisory Group on Regulations, and vice-chair of the
AES Technical Committee on Microphones and Applications. He holds
several patents and primarily works in design and production of
microphones. David is a member of IEEE and the Acoustical Society of
America, and for many years has been active in FCC issues around
noncommercial FM radio stations and rural wireless initiatives.
Address:
Dolby Laboratories
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94103-4813
Map:
Directions:
http://www.dolby.com/about/contact_us/directions_sf.html
From Peninsula/S.F. Airport/Silicon Valley (Hwy. 101 North) Take Vermont Street Exit. Make immediate left onto Vermont Street. Go 5 blocks and turn left onto Alameda Street. Three blocks up is Potrero Avenue. Dolby is the large, red, 3-story brick building on the corner of Potrero and Alameda.
From Bay Bridge (Hwy. 80 West) Take 9th Street/Civic Center exit. Go to the south onto Harrison Street. Follow Harrison to 10th Street. Turn left onto 10th Street and proceed under freeway overpass onto Potrero Avenue. Dolby is the large, red, 3-story brick building on the corner of Potrero and Alameda.
From Golden Gate Bridge (Hwy. 101 South) Cross Golden Gate Bridge, take the Lombard Street (Hwy. 101) Exit. Follow Hwy. 101 signs up Lombard to Van Ness Avenue. Turn right. Proceed on Van Ness to Fell Street and turn left. Proceed on Fell until it crosses Market Street and becomes 10th Street. Continue on 10th under freeway overpass and bear right onto Potrero Avenue. Dolby is the large, red, 3-story brick building on the corner of Potrero and Alameda.
Parking:
Free street parking after 7:00 PM