
James E. O'Neal
James E. O’Neal has more than 50 years of experience in the broadcast arena, serving for nearly 37 years as a television broadcast engineer and, following his retirement from that field in 2005, moving into journalism as technology editor for TV Technology for almost the next decade. He continues to provide content for this publication, as well as sister publication Radio World, and others. He authored the chapter on HF shortwave radio for the 11th Edition of the NAB Engineering Handbook, and serves as contributing editor of the IEEE’s Broadcast Technology publication, and as associate editor of the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal. He is a SMPTE Life Fellow, and a member of the SBE and Life Senior Member of the IEEE.
Latest articles by James E. O'Neal
MSTV/NAB Session Appraises DTV Status
By James E. O'Neal published
Topics discussed in the town hall type forum ranged from response to transmitter availability to cable and satellite provider readiness.

$110,000 Raised to Preserve Television’s Technical History
By James E. O'Neal published
A large number of rare items came from the estate of television historian and collector Ed Reitan, who passed away in January.

SMPTE ‘Bits By The Bay’ Regional Conference Is ‘Sell-Out’
By James E. O'Neal published
Bits By The Bay,” a two-day regional technical conference organized by the Washington, D.C. Section of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, once again played to a sell-out audience

Fostex’s RM-3 Stereo Rack Monitor
By James E. O'Neal published
There’s always been a requirement for multiple audio monitoring points around a TV station or production facility.

Tektronix Takes DTV to the Masses
By James E. O'Neal published
Company holds road shows discussing MPEG compression, file-based workflows, the CALM Act, digital video analysis and more.

Charlie, We're Pulling for You
By James E. O'Neal published
Shortly before press time word reached me that Charles E. Anderson was seriously ill following some recent surgery, and is currently in hospice care.

DSLRS Make Inroads into TV News
By James E. O'Neal published
One of the more interesting tools in the 21st century journalist’s kit is the digital single lens reflex camera.

One Hundred Years of 3D
By James E. O'Neal published
SMPTE covers a century of the format's evolution

TV Coverage of the Kennedy Assassination
By James E. O'Neal published
What broadcasters had available then for getting this “story of the century” out to the world was far different from what we now have and largely take for granted.

New POV With ‘Ref Cam’
By James E. O'Neal published
A new sports coverage tool was used for the first time during ESPN’s Friday Night Fights and Noche de Combates event on July 18.

IEEE BTS Symposium Examines Television’s Move to UHD
By James E. O'Neal published
Just as at this year’s NAB and IBC Shows, 4K video was a hot topic at the Symposium.

Front Porch Embraces AXF Technology
By James E. O'Neal published
The new release adds support for high-definition videotape to the company's SAMMA product range.
Wheatstone Engineers Dimension for TV
By James E. O'Neal published
The ALP-1000 Television Loudness Processor, which performs loudness management in compliance with the ITU-R BS.1770.
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