FCC OET Updates TVStudy

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Less than a month after the FCC's Incentive Auction Task force released Version 1.2.6 of the TVStudy software for performing OET Bulletin 69 based coverage and interference studies, the software was updated to Version 1.27. The new version adds the capability to do pair-wise studies in countries other than the U.S., including cross-border studies of interference between U.S. and Canadian or Mexican stations on proxy channels. It also improves sorting of stations' records in the user interface. Bug fixes include fixing a potential issue that could cause spurious out-of-memory and SQL key errors.

New source code and Mac and 64-bit Linux executable files are included as well as an updated instruction manual, change long, and upgrade guide.

None of the many GB of data files are changed and need not be replaced. The new source code and executable files are available here.

Doug Lung
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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.