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.
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)