ICO Receives Experimental License for 2 GHz Testing In Nevada

By Doug Lung
published

While Sprint is leading the relocation of the 2 GHz broadcast auxiliary service (BAS) spectrum, the cleared spectrum will be also be used for the mobile satellite service (MSS). One of the two 2-GHZ MSS licensees, ICO Satellite Services, has received a new experimental license to use 2000-2020 MHz to "test mobile earth station terminals to validate performance in connection with planned mobile satellite services and ancillary terrestrial component operations" in Clark County, Nevada.

Other experimental license grants that may be of interest to RF Report readers include WE2XQD, allowing Lockheed Martin to operate in the 14.0-14.5 GHz band "for test and demonstration of antenna to track satellite while on a mobile platform" in several locations across the country. Marshall Communications Corporation received two licenses for testing equipment for a regenerative DVB-RCS payload in the 14.2 -14.4 GHz band in various locations across the U.S.

These and other grants are listed in Report 416 – Experimental Actions, which covers licenses granted during the period Aug. 1 to Sept. 1.

Doug Lung
Doug Lung

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.