Dane E. Ericksen, P.E. Senior Engineer

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

• Registered Professional Engineer (Electrical), State of California, E-11654
• Fellow, Society of Broadcast Engineers, and six-term SBE National Director
• 1998 SBE "Engineer of the Year"
• SBE-certified as Senior Broadcast Engineer, Radio and Television (CSRTE), including 8-VSB Specialist
• SBE-certified as Broadcast Networking 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 TSG S3 Specialist Group on Digital ENG, November 2004-present
• Chapter Secretary, and former multi-term Chapter Chairman and Chapter Vice Chairman, SBE Chapter 40, San Francisco
• Member, SBE Certification Committee, 1987-present
• Member, SBE International Committee, and SBE Microwave Standards Subcommittee
• Served on NAB/SBE Engineering Conference Committee, 1993-2000
• Served on Subcommittee 4 (SC4) of IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee 28 (SCC28), 1985-2000 (ANSI C95.1-1992 and C95.1-1995 RFR standards)

• 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
  

• 16-gallon blood donor

Numerous technical articles and papers, including:

• NAB Guide to Television Aural and Visual Performance Measurements (co-author)
• Chapter 7.8, "The Emergency Broadcast System," NAB Engineering Handbook, Eighth Edition (co-author)
• "NAD 83: What Is It and Why You Should Care," 1994 SBE Engineering Conference [1993 kB]
• "A Review of IOT Performance," Broadcast Engineering, July 1996
• "BAS Spectrum Issues," TV Technology, March 23, 1998
• "FCC Urges Broadcasters to Verify Their BAS Licenses," SBE Signal, May/June 1998
• "SBE Files Comments to WRC-99," SBE Signal, August/September 1998
• "2 GHz ENG, Round III," SBE Signal, February/March 1999
• "DTV: Gold Mine or Land Mine?," Television Broadcast, September-October, 1999 [1259 kB]
• "Understanding the September 2000 U.S.-Canada DTV LOU," Television Broadcast, December, 2000 [2168 kB]
• "A Summary of FCC BAS Issues," 58th Annual Broadcast Engineering Conference Proceedings, National Association of Broadcasters, 2004 [364 kB]
• "Playing Both Sides of the Street: or, a Review of BAS Issues Affecting Both Radio & TV," presented at the 2004 SBE National Meeting and BOS-CON Regional Convention, October 26, 2004, Ennes Workshop, Session #8 [568 kB]
• Chapter 1.6, "Frequency Coordination for Auxiliary Services," NAB Engineering Handbook, Tenth Edition, 2007 (co-authored with Mr. David Otey of AZCAR Training Systems, and former SBE Frequency Coordination Director)
• Chapter 1.7, "Distance and Bearing Calculations," NAB Engineering Handbook, Tenth Edition, 2007 (also in Eighth and Ninth Editions, as Chapter 1.6)
• "DoD Uplinks Status Report," 61st Annual Broadcast Engineering Conference Proceedings, National Association of Broadcasters, 2007 [1019 kB]