FCC Grants Experimental Licenses for White Space and 2 GHz 3G Tests

By Doug Lung
published

On Wednesday the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology's Experimental Licensing Branch released a list of experimental applications granted from April 1, 2012 to May 1, 2012. Two of the licenses are for frequencies used by broadcasters. ATSC Laboratories' license WG2XEN allows operations on all VHF and UHF TV (Channels 2 through 51) for white space testing, fixed and mobile, in Reno, Nev. Broadcasters using 2 GHz ENG channel A7 may want to watch for interference from WG2XBO, which allows Qualcomm to use 2105 MHz for fixed and mobile operation in Somerset, N.J. and San Diego to test third-generation (3G) technologies. 

Lilee Systems, LTD received multiple experimental licenses to use 217-222 MHz (just above TV Channel 13) Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Los Angeles, and Home Gardens, Calif. License WF2XWO allows operation in this band in Lebanon, Tenn. The operations will support Positive Train Control (PTC) as mandated by the FRA. 

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.