National Association of Broadcasters Engineering Handbook, 11th Edition

Table 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