Dielectric Resumes Operations

By Doug Lung
published

By now you've probably heard the news – antenna and RF system manufacturer Dielectric is back in business. The original team of engineers and antenna craftsmen is intact and will be working to bring the plant back on line and up to full production capability within the next two weeks--if not sooner. Dielectric's “new” email and Web addresses will use the “Dielectric.com” domain.

Thanks are in order for the folks at Sinclair for rescuing Dielectric and supporting the people that made Dielectric one of the most popular manufacturers of TV transmitting antennas. The continuation of Dielectric as an independent manufacturer will help maintain competition in the antenna marketplace and, of critical importance, will help meet the demand for a huge number of antennas that will likely be needed in a short period after the FCC’s incentive auction and TV facility repacking.

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.