Standard Handbook of Broadcast Engineering

Description:

New digital transmission systems are rapidly changing the broadcast industry and creating a demand for engineers who possess the proper technical skills. This comprehensive handbook explains DTV (digital TV) and DAR (digital audio radio) within the context of pre-existing radio and TV technologies, provides key equations and reference data used in the design, specification, and installation of broadcast transmission systems.

Table of Contents:

Frequency Bands, Propagation, and Modulation
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Propagation
Frequency Sources and References
Modulation Systems and Characteristics
Radio Transmission Systems
Radio Broadcast Systems
Radio STL Systems
Digital Radio Systems
Television Transmission Systems
Television Transmission Standards
DTV Transmission Issues
DTV Satellite Transmission
Television Transmitters
Ghost Canceling Reference Signal
Interconnection Devices and Systems
Transmission Lines
RF Combiner and Diplexer Systems
Transmitting Antennas and Systems
Radio Transmitting Antennas
Television Antenna Principles
Television Transmitting Antennas
Tower Construction and Maintenance
Tower Grounding
Radio Receivers
Receiver Characteristics
The Radio Channel
AM and FM Receivers
Television Receivers & Cable/Satellite Distribution Systems
Television Reception Principles
ATSC DTV Receiver Systems
Consumer Video and Networking Issues
Cable Television Systems
Satellite Delivery Systems
Content Distribution
Stereo Television
Receiver Antenna Systems
Adaptive Receiver Processing
RF System Maintenance
RF System Reliability Considerations
Preventing RF System Failures
Troubleshooting RF Equipment
Testing Coaxial Transmission Lines
The Smith Chart
Standby Power Systems
Test Equipment
Troubleshooting Digital Systems
Digital Test Instruments
Oscilloscopes
Spectrum Analysis
Reliability Engineering
Audio Test & Measurement
Audio Measurement & Analysis
Audio Phase and Frequency Measurement
Nonlinear Audio Distortion
Time Domain Audio Measurements
Video Signal Measurement and Analysis
Video Information Concepts
Measurement of Color Displays
Camera Performance Verification
Conventional Video Measurements
Applications of the Zone Plate Signal
Picture Quality Measurement
Digital Bit Stream Analysis
DTV Transmission Performance Issues
Appendices