About H&E

Founded in 1952, Hammett & Edison is a recognized leader for radio frequency engineering services.

Located from its inception near San Francisco, the firm presently has a professional staff of four engineers, three of whom are registered as Professional Engineers.  They are supported by IT, field, and administrative personnel.  The firm is committed to the highest standards of engineering excellence and ethical conduct in the service of its clients.

H&E began with a focus on broadcast station coverage — obtaining, predicting, measuring, and improving signal coverage — and has developed a number of fields of specific expertise, including frequency allocation, transmitting site selection, and optimized antenna design.

With the advent of cellular telephone service in the 1980s, H&E responded to client needs with a growing focus on environmental compliance (RF exposure and acoustic noise) for wireless telecommunications base stations — calculations for proposed facilities and measurements for existing facilities, along with mitigation of conditions, where appropriate.  Clients include wireless carriers, cities and counties, and private landlords.

 

President
William F. Hammett, P.E.

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Education

  • Dartmouth College, AB magna cum laude in Engineering Sciences, 1977

  • University of Illinois, MS in Mechanical Engineering, 1978

Professional Licenses and Affiliations

  • Registered Professional Engineer (Mechanical), State of California, M-20676

  • Registered Professional Engineer (Electrical), State of California, E-13026

  • Full Member, Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers

Experience

  • Corporate Engineering, Standard Oil Company, San Francisco, California, 1978-1980

  • Computer Trading Programs, Dean Witter Reynolds, San Francisco, California, 1980-1985

  • Associate in the firm of Hammett & Edison, Inc.,1985-1989

  • President, Hammett & Edison, Inc., since 1989

Publications by William Hammett (view list)

 

Senior Programer
Robert Smith, Jr.

Education

  • University of California, Physics and Computer Science, 1985-1986

Experience

  • Associate in the firm of Hammett & Edison, Inc., since 1986

 

Senior Engineer
Manas S. Reddy, P.E.

Education

  • University of Southern California, MS in Electrical Engineering, 2015

Experience

  • DAS Engineer, American Tower Corporation, 2015-2016

  • Associate in the firm of Hammett & Edison, Inc., since 2016

Professional Licenses

  • Registered Professional Engineer (Electrical), State of California, E-23220

 

Consultant
Dane Ericksen, P.E.

Education

  • California State University, BS in Electrical Engineering, 1970

Professional Licenses and Affiliations

  • Registered Professional Engineer (Electrical), State of California, E-11654

  • Fellow, Society of Broadcast Engineers, and eight-term SBE National Director

  • 1998 SBE “Engineer of the Year”

  • SBE-certified as Senior Broadcast Engineer, Radio and Television (CSRTE), including 8-VSB Specialist

  • SBE-certified as Broadcast Networking Technologist (CBNT)

  • FCC Radiotelephone License, General Class, Radar Endorsed, PG-12-14271

  • FCC Amateur Radio License, Extra Class, N6AJY

  • Chairman, Engineers for the Integrity of Broadcast Auxiliary Services Spectrum (EIBASS)

  • SBE Government Relations Committee, 2008-2009

  • Chairman, SBE FCC Liaison Committee, 1987-2007

  • Chairman, ATSC TSG S3 Specialist Group on Digital ENG, November 2004 to July 2009

  • Chapter Secretary, and former multi-term Chapter Chairman and Chapter Vice Chairman, SBE Chapter 40, San Francisco

  • Member, SBE Certification Committee, 1987-2022

  • Served on NAB/SBE Engineering Conference Committee, 1993-2000

  • Served on Subcommittee 4 (SC4) of IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee 28 (SCC28), 1985-2000 (ANSI C95.1-1992 and C95.1-1995 RFR standards)

Experience

  • Federal Communications Commission, Field Operations Bureau, San Francisco, 1970-1982

  • Field Engineer, 1970-1974; FM/TV Specialist, 1974-1978; Senior FM/TV Specialist, 1978-1982

  • Associate in the firm of Hammett & Edison, Inc.,1982 – 2014

  • Consultant to the firm of Hammett & Edison, Inc., since 2014

Other Accomplishments

  • 21-gallon blood donor

Publications by Dane Ericksen (view list)

 

In memoriam

Robert L. Hammett 1920 - 2002
Edward Edison 1920 - 2009
Brian F. Palmer 1990 - 2023