ABSTRACT
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. New topics include Ultra High Definition Television, Internet Radio Interfacing and Streaming, ATSC 3.0, Digital Audio Compression Techniques, Digital Television Audio Loudness Management, and Video Format and Standards Conversion. Important updates have been made to incumbent topics such as AM, Shortwave, FM and Television Transmitting Systems, Studio Lighting, Cameras, and Principles of Acoustics.
The big-picture, comprehensive nature of the NAB Engineering Handbook will appeal to all broadcast engineers—everyone from broadcast chief engineers, who need expanded knowledge of all the specialized areas they encounter in the field, to technologists in specialized fields like IT and RF who are interested in learning about unfamiliar topics. Chapters are written to be accessible and easy to understand by all levels of engineers and technicians. A wide range of related topics that engineers and technical managers need to understand are covered, including broadcast documentation, FCC practices, technical standards, security, safety, disaster planning, facility planning, project management, and engineering management.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section 1|40 pages
Fundamentals
section 2|19 pages
Broadcast Administration, Standards, and Technologies
chapter 2.2|11 pages
Broadcast-Related Regulatory Considerations
section 3|91 pages
Technical Management and Safety
section 4|171 pages
Audio Production and Studio Technology
section 5|443 pages
Video Production and TV Studio Systems
chapter 5.2|15 pages
Planning a Video Production and TV Studio Facility
section 6|126 pages
Facility Interconnection
section 7|79 pages
Radio Transmission
section 8|190 pages
Television Transmission
section 9|73 pages
Broadcast Towers and Transmission Lines
section 10|135 pages
Signal Measurement and Analysis
section 11|38 pages
Ancillary Broadcast Systems