Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1: The Electromagnetic Spectrum Chapter 2: Propagation Chapter 3: Frequency Sources and References Chapter 4: Receiver Characteristics Chapter 5: The Radio Channel Chapter 6: Low Power Amplifiers Chapter 7: Analog/Digital Signal Conversion Chapter 8: Digital Filters Chapter 9: Digital Modulation Chapter 10: DSP Devices and Systems Chapter 11: Adaptive Receiver Processing Chapter 12: Television Reception Principles Chapter 13: ATSC DTV Receiver Systems Chapter 14: Consumer Video and Networking Issues Chapter 15: Cable Television Systems 279 Chapter 16: Satellite Delivery Systems Chapter 17: Receiver Antenna Systems Chapter 18: Content Distribution Chapter 19: Interactive Television Chapter 20: CRT Display Devices Chapter 21: Projection Display Systems Chapter 22: Flat Panel Displays Chapter 23: Measurement of Color Displays Chapter 24: Application of the Zone Plate Signal Chapter 25: Picture Quality Measurement List of Figures and Tables References Cited in this Book Subject Index Appendix: Television/Video Standards About the Editor

About the Author

Jerry Whitaker is Vice President of Standards Development at the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), Washington, D.C. He was previously President of Technical Press, a consulting company based in the San Jose area. Whitaker has been involved in various aspects of the electronics industry for over 30 years, with specialization in communications. He has lectured extensively on the topic of electronic systems design, installation, and maintenance. He is the former editorial director and associate publisher of Broadcast Engineering and Video Systems magazines, and a former radio station chief engineer and television news producer. Mr. Whitaker is a Fellow of the Society of Broadcast Engineers and an SBE-certified professional broadcast engineer. He is also a fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.