Broadcast Engineer's Reference Book (Hardcover)

Section 1Quantities and Units;Engineering Mathematics, Formulas and Calculations;Analogue and Digital Circuit Theory;Information Theory and Error Correction;Coaxial Cable and Optical Fibres;TCP/IP Networking;SAN and NAS Technologies;Telco Technologies;Colour Displays and Colourimetry;Section 2Linear Digital Audio systems;Nonlinear Audio Systems;Television Standards and Broadcasting Spectrum;Colour encoding and decoding;Time code;Sound in Syncs;VBI data carriage;Broadcast Interconnect formats;File storage formats;HDTV;MPEG 2;DVB standards;Data Broadcast;ATSC Audio and Video and PSIP transmission;Interactive TV;SimulCrypt, CA and encryption systems;Section 3Lens systems and optics;Optical Pickups;Studio Cameras and camcorders;VTRs and Tape Storage;Standards Convertors;Section 4TV Studios and Studio Equipment;Camera Mountings and Mounts;Studio Lighting and Control;Talk back and communications systems;mixers and switchers;Visual FX systems;Editing systems and controllers;Telecines;Sound Recording;Sound Mixing and control;Surround Sound audio;HDTV production systems;Routers and Matrices;Transmission Systems;Media Asset Management systems;Electronic News Production Systems;Section 5OB vehicles and Mobile Control Rooms;OB and ENG Links;Electronic News Gathering and Field Production;Power generators for Outside Broadcast;Battery Systems;Section 6Radio frequency propagation;Thermionics, Power Grid and Linear Beam Tubes;Transposers;Terrestrial Service Area Planning;Satellite Service area planning;Microwave Relay systems;Uplink Terminals;Intercity Links & Switching;Transmitter Power System Equipment;Masts Towers and Antennas;Section 7Analogue Television Performance Measurements;Digital video systems test and measurement;Audio systems test and measurement;EMC Measurement;RF Measurement;Broadcast Test Equipment;Systems Monitoring and Management;