IEEE Honors Zenith Engineers for HDTV Development Work
At the IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics in Las Vegas last week, three of the engineers responsible for developing the ATSC DTV transmission system were presented with the 2006 IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award.
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Steve Davis and Martin Hadfield Represent Broadcasters on FCC Katrina Impact Panel
The first meeting of the FCC's Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks is scheduled for Jan. 30.
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1132

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FCC Experimental License Actions
The FCC granted several experimental licenses between Nov. 1 and Dec. 1, 2005 that could affect spectrum used by broadcasters.
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1133

800 MHz Air-Ground Radiotelephone Auction Date Set, Minimum Bids Proposed
The FCC has set May 10 as the date for auctioning 800 MHz spectrum for air-ground communications.
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1134

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8-VSB Measurement Seminar Planned for Jan. 19 in Columbia, S.C.
Gary Sgrignoli will present a seminar on VSB Measurements at SCETV in Columbia, S.C. on Thursday, Jan. 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. The seminar is being hosted by SCETV and Harris and is sponsored by Microwave Radio Communications.
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1135

Radyne Receives $1 Million Order for SNG Equipment
Radyne announced last week that its Tiernan and Xicom Technology subsidiaries had received an order from a major satellite integrator in Brazil for HDTV and SDTV encoders and high-power amplifiers for use in satellite newsgathering trucks.
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1136

Penn State Engineers Combine White LEDs and BPL for High-speed Indoor Wireless
Mohsen Kavehrad, the W.L. Weiss professor of electrical engineering and director of the Center for Information and Communications Technology Research at Penn State, working with other engineers there have designed a system that couples white LEDs to broadband over power line data, allowing wireless transmission at bit-rates of a gigabit per second.
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1137

Freeview Set-Top Box Calls for Help on 121.5 MHz Distress Frequency
Several U.K. Web sites reported on a renegade Freeview set-top box in England that transmitted a signal on the international distress frequency of 121.5 MHz.
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1138

Rob Pegoraro Discusses DTV Experiences in The Washington Post
Rob Pegoraro, writing in The Washington Post last Sunday, had an excellent review of his experiences with the RCA 27F634T SDTV set, which he notes has a list price of only $359.
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dlrf/one.php?id=1139

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