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.
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When I was starting out in the broadcasting business back in the 1960s, the “furniture” was all pretty much the same.

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There’s always been a requirement for multiple audio monitoring points around a TV station or production facility.

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I grew up in a small town with the closest television station transmitters more than 60 miles distant; a situation then termed “fringe” area reception.

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A large number of rare items came from the estate of television historian and collector Ed Reitan, who passed away in January.

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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

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Group marks passage of Recommended Practices

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Event features hands-on equipment exhibits, info sessions

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Electroluminescence sheds new light on chroma-key problem
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They make a nice addition to any workbench or toolbox.

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Planners of annual confab pleased with attendance uptick

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Dutch firm stresses product excellence, 'extra-mile' customer support

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Collections run the gamut from cameras to costumes

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Weather and traffic reporting technology reaches real time

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Broadcast execs discuss ATSC 3.0 on HPA

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From a single truck in Pennsylvania to a global footprint.

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Westinghouse develops another very special camera for NASA

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Would the Apollo moon landing 40 years ago been believable without live video?

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The saga of the lost Apollo 11 tapes

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LiveU's cell technology augments ENG
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