JACK L. DICKS,
Engineering Counsel, W.L. Pritchard & Co., L.C.
From 1960 to 1967, Mr. Dicks worked at Teleglobe Canada, as Engineering Manager for transmission planning and installation of submarine coaxial cable systems (Compac and Cantat) and satellite earth stations. Prior to joining Teleglobe, he worked at Canadian Marconi in the field of installation and maintenance of Early Warning radar systems.
In 1968, he joined the COMSAT Engineering Group with responsibilities for the transmission planning and payload specification for the INTELSAT III, IV, IV-A, V, and VI satellites. To maximize satellite capacity and meet customer service and cost requirements, he specified satellite transmission plans, service characteristics and related earth station performance requirements to accommodate the rapid introduction of dual polarized operation, use of Ku as well as C-band frequencies, and new digital modulation techniques.
In 1978, Mr. Dicks became Director of Communications Engineering and Research at INTELSAT, where he directed a wide range of systems designs and performance analyses, providing configuration plans and technical specifications for satellite payloads and earth stations. Mr. Dicks established the INTELSAT Technical Laboratories for simulation and measurement programs. He led the development of computerized models for satellite operation with large numbers of digital and analog carriers. His work allowed the introduction of new transmission techniques, both analog and digital, including the 120-Mbit/s TDMA system.
Jack Dicks represented INTELSAT on numerous occasions at ITU meetings, participating actively in working sessions of the CCIR and CCITT, now ITU-R, and the World Radio Conferences in 1985, 1988, and 1992. He represented INTELSAT Management at all meetings of the INTELSAT Advisory Committee on Technical Matters. He played a major role in the specification and implementation of small earth stations within the INTELSAT system. He is the author or co-author of many technical papers and reports regarding innovations in design and development of satellite communication systems, specialized communications, transmission analysis, and maintenance and coordination procedures.
He is co-developer of a patent on a method for improving transmission linearity on earth station high-powered transmitting amplifiers.
Mr. Dicks has a B.S. degree in mathematics and physics from Concordia University in Montreal Canada.
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