National Association of Broadcasters Engineering Handbook

List of contents

1.1 The Electromagnetic Spectrum- John Norgard and Gregory L. Best
1.2 Fundamentals of Broadcast Coverage- Doug Vernier
1.3 Distance and Bearing Calculations- Dane E. Ericksen
2.1 Broadcast-Related Organizations and Information- Loren White
2.2 Broadcast-Related Regulatory Considerations: Environmental, Aeronautical, Safety, Online- David Oxenford
2.3 Frequency Coordination for Broadcast Auxiliary Services- Dane E. Ericksen
2.4 Frequency Allocation for Broadcasting and the Broadcast Auxiliary Services- William R. Meintel
2.5 Analog and Digital Terrestrial Radio Standards- Stanley Salek and Lawrie Hallett
2.6 HF Shortwave Radio: Allocation, Design Methods, and Regulation- James E. O'Neal
2.7 Worldwide Standards for Analog and Digital Television- Aldo G. Cugnini
2.8 Digital Audio Standards and Practices- Chip Morgan, Randall Hoffner, and Tim Carroll
2.9 Digital Video Standards and Practices- Karl J. Kuhn
2.10 Broadcasting Emergency Information- Gary E.Timm
3.1 Broadcast Engineering Management- Norman R. Swan
3.2 Broadcast Engineering Documentation Management- David M. Baden
3.3 Systems Integration and Project Management- Stephen Pumple
3.4 Managing Workplace and Environmental Hazards- David Maxson
3.5 Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy- Robert D. Weller
3.6 Broadcast Facility Security, Safety, Disaster Planning, and Recovery- Richard Rudman, Thomas G. Osenkowsky, and Joseph Pollet
4.1 Principles of Acoustics and Noise Control for Broadcast Applications- Ronald Eligator
4.2 Planning a Radio Studio or Audio Production Facility- Stephen Poole
4.3 Microphones for Broadcast Applications- Ty Ford and Greg Silsby
4.4 In-studio Audio Recording for Radio and TV- Rich Rarey and Jeff Brugger
4.5 Telephone Network Interfacing- Kirk Harnack and Joe Talbot
4.6 Radio Remote Broadcasts- Lorna White
4.7 Radio Station Automation, Networks, and Audio Storage- Eugene Novacek
4.8 Digital Audio Compression Technologies- Schuyler Quackenbush and Fred Wylie
5.1 Principles of Light, Vision, and Photometry- Jerry Whitaker
5.2 Planning a Video Production and TV Studio Facility; Systems, Principles, Design, Architecture Ralph S. Blackman and David Guerrero
5.3 Lighting for Television- Bill Marshall and Cindy Hutter Cavell
5.4 Television Playout and Content Delivery- Peter Wharton
5.5 Television Camera Systems- Michael Bergeron, Steven Mahrer, Idin Roshan, and Martin Marietta
5.6 Camera Supports- Martin Marietta
5.7 Closed Caption Services- Chris Homer
5.8 Workflow and Professional Media Networks- Brad Gilmer
5.9 Digital Asset Management- Wendy Allen
5.10 ATSC 1.0 Encoding, Transport, and PSIP Systems- Richard Chernock, Matthew S. Goldman, and Chris Lennon
5.11 Video Compression- Peter Symes and Matthew S. Goldman
5.12 Video Recording, Servers, and Storage- Karl Paulsen
5.13 Format and Standards Conversion- Paola Hobson
5.14 Digital Television Audio Loudness Management- Jim Starzynski
5.15 Weather Radar Systems- Baron Services, Inc.
5.16 Television Graphics- Kevin Entrekin, Chris Kelly, and Paul Lacomb
5.17 ENG, SNG, and Remote Video Production- Tom Jennings and Stephen Alhart
5.18 Television Audio: Analog and Digital Systems- Tim Carroll and Jeffrey Riedmiller
5.19 Intercom and IFB Systems- Vinnie Macri and Kari Eythorsson
5.20 Ultra-High Definition Television- Matthew S. Goldman
6.1 Audio Contribution and Distribution Methods- Skip Pizzi and John Kean
6.2 Video Contribution and Distribution Methods Cindy Hutter Cavell
6.3 Satellite Uplinks and Downlinks for Contribution and Distribution- Sidney M. Skjei
6.4 STL Systems for Radio and TV- Ernest M. Hickin, James H. Rooney III, and Doug Irwin
6.5 Transmitter Remote Control and Monitoring Systems- Paul Shulins
6.6 Fiber Optic Transmission Systems- Jeff Juniet
7.1 Planning Radio Transmitter Facilities- Paul Shulins and Thomas R. Ray III
7.2 Transmission Audio Processing- Robert Orban
7.3 Internet Radio Interfacing and Streaming- Greg Ogonowski
7.4 AM Radio Broadcasting- Thomas G. Osenkowsky
7.5 Medium Wave (AM) Transmitters- Jeff Welton and John Stanley
7.6 AM and FM IBOC Systems and Equipment- Jeff Detweiler
7.7 Worldwide Digital Radio Systems- Kenneth E. Colwell
7.8 Medium Wave AM Broadcast Antenna Systems- Ronald D. Rackley
7.9 Antenna Coupling and Phasing Systems- Tom King, Bobby Cox, and James Moser
7.10 AM Diplexing, Combining, and Filter System Design- Ronald D. Rackley
7.11 Synchronous AM Broadcasting- Stephen F. Smith
7.12 AM Antenna System Maintenance- John F. Warner
7.13 Antenna System Moment Method Modeling- W. Cris Alexander
7.14 FM Radio Broadcasting- Geoff N. Mendenhall and Tim Anderson
7.15 VHF (FM) Radio Transmitters- Jeff Welton
7.16 Radio Data System- Scott A. Wright and Alan W. Jurison
7.17 FM Broadcast Antennas- Thomas B. Silliman and Eric R. Wandel
7.18 FM Combining and Filter System Design- Robert A. Surette and Shively Labs
7.19 FM and AM Translators and Boosters- Ron Castro
7.20 HF Shortwave Radio- J. Fred Riley and John O. Stanley
7.21 Hybrid Radio and the Radio DNS Open Standards- Nick Piggott
8.1 Planning a Television Transmitter Facilit-y David Sanderford and Matthew A. Sanderford
8.2 Analog Television Transmitters- Fred Baumgartner
8.3 Digital Television Transmitters- Fred Baumgartner
8.4 Next-Generation DTV Systems- Walter Fischer
8.5 Single-Frequency Networks for DTV Systems- Walter Fischer
8.6 Single-Frequency Networks (SFNs) for Television – Digital On-Channel Repeaters, Distributed Transmitters, and Distributed Translators- S. Merrill Weiss
8.7 Television Antenna Systems- Andre J. Skalina
8.8 Television Filters, Combiners, and RF Components: Broadcast Television Co-Location Site Management- Daniel S. Fallon, Shane O'Donoghue, and Peggy Miles
9.1 Tower Design, Erection, and Maintenance- John Wahba
9.2 Lightning Protection for Tower Structures- Edward A. Lobnitz
9.3 Tower Lighting and Monitoring- Richard G. Hickey
9.4 Transmission lines for AM, FM, HF, and TV Stations and Associated Systems- Phillip Young, Nicholas Paulin, and Bill Harland
10.1 Audio Signal Analysis- Stanley Salek., Thomas Kite, David Mathew, and John Kean
10.2 AM Radio Performance Measurements- David Maxson
10.3 AM Radio Antenna System and Field Strength Measurements- Jack Sellmeyer
10.4 FM Antenna Performance Measurements- Martyn Gregory and Peter Long
10.5 FM Radio Field Strength Measurements- Clarence M. Beverage and William P. Weeks
10.6 Digital Television Proof of Performance Measurements- Mark H. Bricker and Steve Ramer
10.7 TV Transmission Line and Antenna System Measurements- Todd R. Loney and Stephen N. Heazlewood
10.8 VHF and UHF Television Antenna Test Range Measurements- John L. Schadler
10.90 VHF and UHF Television Field Strength Measurements- Daniel M. Barton
11.1 Electrical Power Systems, Specification, Conditioning, Fault Protection- John N. West
11.2 Facility Grounding Practice and Lightning Protection- Jeff Welton
11.3 Media Archives- James Snyder

Summary

The NAB Engineering Handbook is the definitive resource for broadcast engineers. It provides in-depth information about each aspect of the broadcast chain from audio and video contribution through an entire broadcast facility all the way to the antenna.

Product details

• Authors: Garrison (Cavell Mertz & Associates Cavell
• Assisted by: Garrison Cavell (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.08.2017
• EAN: 9781138930513
• ISBN: 978-1-138-93051-3
• No. of pages: 1988
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Television & Video, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Radio, Radio technology, Television technology