Satellite Update – April 2, 2010

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From FCC Report SAT-00675:

  • • EchoStar requested authority to operate DBS satellite EchoStar 6 at 61.65 degrees west longitude (WL) as an in-orbit spare, to operate the telemetry, tracking and telecommand functions on the satellite and to activate the satellite's DBS payload on a non-interference basis at this location, as needed, "to supplement and maintain the regular programming currently being provided by the EchoStar 3 space station at the 61.5 degrees WL orbital location and the EchoStar 12 space station at the 61.65 degrees WL orbital location."
  • • Sirius XM Radio Inc. asked for special temporary authority (STA) to continue to operate, for 180 days, very low power terrestrial repeaters with EIRP less than 10 watts and signal boosters with EIRP less than 0.0001 watts EIRP within the 2320 to 2345 MHz Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service band at unspecified locations.


From FCC Report SAT-00676:

  • • On March 18, the FCC granted a DirecTV Enterprises LLC request for STA to continue operating DirecTV 12 at 76 degrees WL for 30 days.
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Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack. A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.