The SBE Broadcast Engineering Handbook: A Hands-on Guide to Station Design and Maintenance: Hand-on Guide to Station Design and Maintenance (ELECTRONICS) - Hardcover

Whitaker, Jerry C.; Society Of Broadcast Engineers

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071826262 ISBN 13: 9780071826266

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2016

Synopsis

Up-To-Date Broadcast Engineering Essentials

This encyclopedic resource offers complete coverage of the latest broadcasting practices and technologies. Written by a team of recognized experts in the field, the SBE Broadcast Engineering Handbook thoroughly explains radio and television transmission systems, DTV transport, information technology systems for broadcast applications, production systems, facility design, broadcast management, and regulatory issues. In addition, valuable, easy-to-use appendices are included with extensive reference data and tables. The SBE Broadcast Engineering Handbook is a hands-on guide to broadcast station design and maintenance.

SBE Broadcast Engineering Handbook covers:

· Regulatory Requirements and Related Issues

· AM, FM, and TV Transmitters, Transmission Lines, and Antenna Systems

· DTV Transmission Systems, Coverage, and Measurement

· MPEG-2 Transport

· Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP)

· Information Technology for Broadcast Plants

· Production Facility Design

· Audio and Video Monitoring Systems

· Master Control and Centralized Facilities

· Asset Management

· Production Intercom Systems

· Production Lighting Systems

· Broadcast Facility Design

· Transmission System Maintenance

· Broadcast Management and Leadership

About this title

About the Author

Jerry Whitaker is Vice President of Standards Development at the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), Washington, D.C. He was previously President of Technical Press, a consulting company based in the San Jose area. Whitaker has been involved in various aspects of the electronics industry for over 30 years, with specialization in communications. He has lectured extensively on the topic of electronic systems design, installation, and maintenance. He is the former editorial director and associate publisher of Broadcast Engineering and Video Systems magazines, and a former radio station chief engineer and television news producer. Mr. Whitaker is a Fellow of the Society of Broadcast Engineers and an SBE-certified professional broadcast engineer. He is also a fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071826262
• ISBN 13: 9780071826266
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 912