Fundamentals of Digital Television Transmission [Hardcover]

The first comprehensive, single source reference on what engineers and managers need to know to migrate successfully from analog to digital TV systems. Well-known industry consultant Gerald Collins describes all major digital TV transmission standards and provides practical guidance on the implementation, operation, and performance of the major transmission systems in current use worldwide.Digital Television Transmission Standards.

Performance Objectives for Digital Television.

Channel Coding and Modulation for Digital Television.

Transmitters for Digital Television.

Radio-Frequency Systems for Digital Television.

Transmission Line for Digital Television.

Transmitting Antennas for Digital Television.

Radio-Wave Propagation.

Test and Measurement for Digital Television.

Symbols and Abbreviations.

Index. Collins...helps systems engineers, designers, and managers in TV broadcasting make a smooth transition from analog to digital technologies. (SciTech Book News Vol. 25, No. 2 June 2001)GERALD W. COLLINS has over 37 years of experience in the electronics industry. Over the past decade, he has been intimately involved with R&D for digital television products through his position of Director of Product Development at Harris Broadcast Division. He has written numerous papers and is a well-known consultant and speaker on antennas, RF propagation, transmitter design, and digital television.What today's TV engineers need to know about working with digital systems

This book helps systems engineers, designers, and managers in TV broadcasting make a smooth transition from analog to digital technologies. With an emphasis on RF transmission rather than baseband signal processing, it offers in a single resource a complete discussion of the digital TV lC"