Network troubleshooting
Previous tutorials have covered the basics of computer networks; this tutorial will examine implementation of that information. In a real-life example from a TV station, several computer workstations could not connect to the Internet, but others could. Read on to see how the problem was discovered and solved...
Wohler unveils new solutions-oriented product catalog for dealers, integrators, end users
Available in print, on CD and online, the full-color catalog is a detailed resource for product selection. ...
Artel Video Systems releases three new models DL4000 video transport platform
The new offerings have dramatically lower price points. ...
MPEG tools
While MPEG has existed for more than a decade and continues to evolve, there are many options within the standards that seem new to many observers. In...
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DTV test pattern Dear Anthony Gargano: Regarding your article A test pattern for DTV in the May issue, is the Visualizer HDTV test signal available, and...
Expanding DTV coverage Part V
The design and installation of a single-frequency network requires more planning than a single transmitter would. What goes into an SFN and how is it different...
Expanding DTV coverage Part IV
Expanding your station’s coverage has always been of prime importance, but today it’s more challenging with mobile TV. How do you make sure that your signal will get to those small, constantly moving handheld devices? Circular polarization technology, which has been in and out of vogue throughout the years with broadcasters, is back, and with good reason....
Expanding DTV coverage Part II
Single-frequency networks have been in development for years and only recently has the FCC approved their use with DTV. What is a single-frequency network and how can it improve reception, especially for mobile DTV...
Triveni Digital to showcase remote MPEG monitoring
The RM-40SE makes it easy and affordable for broadcasters to maintain continuous service....
Miranda launches channel branding processors
The Densité LGK-3901 is the company’s first modular 3Gbps/HD/SD branding processor....
Tektronix introduces enhancements to waveform monitor and rasterizer product family
Enhancements include ancillary data decoding and monitoring support, as well as new black picture and patented frozen picture detection alarms....
ATSC M/H basics
With mobile television set to become the next killer application in many markets, it’s important to understand just what it takes to broadcast this new service. Implementing ATSC M/H requires changes all the way from the creation of the transport stream though the transmitter to the antenna...
IOT cooling contamination II
Contaminates in the cooling system cause more premature deaths of inductive output tubes than most realize. Within every cooling system lurks corrosion, a subtle and patient tube killer. But simple maintenance and care can keep tubes safe from this menace...
IOT cooling contamination
Inductive output tubes have proven to be reliable and long lived, but any component can fail when not properly maintained. Between the high voltage, glycol and forced air cooling, there are a number of ways for a failure to occur...
Backup STL links
Having a backup link to get the transport stream to the transmitter is essential to staying on the air. In the past, a temporary analog microwave link could be set up quickly, or a VTR could be brought up to the transmitter. But today, it’s more complex than that...
