SBE Broadcast Engineering Handbook ─ Hand-on Guide to Station Design and Maintenance

Featuring everything from basic principles and formulae to the latest technologies and engineering trends, this hands-on resource offers practical and up-to-date coverage of all major broadcast technologies for radio, TV, and related fields.

The SBE Broadcast Engineering Handbook covers regulatory issues, radio and television transmission systems, digital television transport, information technology systems, production systems, broadcast facility issues, and management techniques. The book also includes an extensive annex of reference data, tables, and other hard to find information.

•In-depth tutorials stress key topics throughout

•Offers complete coverage of radio and television technologies

•Written from the perspective of the broadcast engineer

The SBE Broadcast Engineering Handbook is the hands-on guide to broadcast station design and maintenance.

Jerry Whitaker, Editor in Chief, is Vice President of Standards Development for the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) in Washington, D.C. He is the author or editor of more than 40 technical books, includingThe DTV Handbook, The Standard Handbook of Video and Television Engineering, The Standard Handbook of Audio and Radio Engineering, andCommunications Receivers. Mr. Whitaker is a Fellow of the Society of Broadcast Engineers.

The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) is the only organization devoted to the advancement of all levels and types of broadcast engineering. With more than 5,100 members and 114 local chapters, the SBE provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and the sharing of information to help members keep pace with a rapidly changing industry. The SBE amplifies the voices of broadcast engineers by validating their skills with professional certification, by offering educational opportunities to maintain and expand those skills, and by speaking out on technical regulatory issues that affect how members work.