Begin forwarded message:

From: Dane Ericksen <dericksen@PROTECTED>

To: Louis Libin <louislibin@PROTECTED>

Subject: Fwd: Heads-up on Globalstar filing for TLPS for Chicago, DC and NYC

Date: February 9, 2015 at 7:05:56 PM EST

Begin forwarded message:

From: Dane Ericksen <dericksen@PROTECTED>

Subject: Heads-up on Globalstar filing for TLPS for Chicago, DC and NYC

Date: February 9, 2015 at 3:57:53 PM PST

To: Craig Strom <craig.strom@PROTECTED>, Luis Libin <luislibin@PROTECTED>, Jim Snyder <coordinator@PROTECTED>

Cc: Howard Fine <howard@PROTECTED>, Richard Rudman <rar01@PROTECTED>, Don Sharp <drsharp@PROTECTED>

February 9, 2015

Craig, Luis and Jim:

This is a heads-up that Globalstar has filed to add Chicago, Washington DC (two sites) and NYC to its WH2XNQ experimental license for San Carlos, CA, for AWS-4/TLPS (i.e., TV BAS Channels A9 and A10).  No one from Globalstar has so far contacted Don Sharp of NCFCC regarding coordination of the San Carlos experimental operation, even though the WH2XNQ license has the “SBE Clause”.  This is starting to smell like a back-door attempt for de facto authorization of AWS-4/TLPS, before an IB Docket 13-213 R&O is issued.

Given the lack of frequency coordination for San Carlos, and if Globalstar has similarly failed to contact each of you as the BAS coordinators for the proposed added markets, then grandfathered A10 licensees in those markets may wish to avail themselves to the “file informal objection” button on the ELS.  If so, EIBASS would appreciate being informed.

Regards,

Dane Ericksen, P.E., CSRTE, 8VSB, CBNT

Co-Chair, Engineers for the Integrity of Broadcast Auxiliary Services Spectrum (EIBASS)

Chairman, ATSC TSG S3 Specialist Group on Digital ENG (2004-2009)

SBE Board of Directors (1987-1995; 1997-2001; 2003-2009)

SBE Government Relations Committee (2008-2009)

SBE Certification Committee (1987-present)

SBE Chapter 40 Secretary (2000-present)

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Hammett & Edison, Inc.

470 Third Street West

Sonoma, CA  95476

707/996-5200

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consultant to 

Hammett & Edison, Inc.

470 Third Street West

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