
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

$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

ATSC Hosts Audio Seminar
By James E. O'Neal published
Group marks passage of Recommended Practices

NRB Tech Lab Celebrates Six Years
By James E. O'Neal published
Event features hands-on equipment exhibits, info sessions

Making Green 'Cool'
By James E. O'Neal published
Electroluminescence sheds new light on chroma-key problem
SolderBuddy SPK and VersaVice
By James E. O'Neal published
They make a nice addition to any workbench or toolbox.

SMPTE Tech Conference Draws TV and Film Crowd to Tinseltown
By James E. O'Neal published
Planners of annual confab pleased with attendance uptick

Axon: High Quality Products From a Low Country
By James E. O'Neal published
Dutch firm stresses product excellence, 'extra-mile' customer support

Special Museums Keep 'Tubes Lit' in Yesterday's TV Gear
By James E. O'Neal published
Collections run the gamut from cameras to costumes

Eyes in the Sky
By James E. O'Neal published
Weather and traffic reporting technology reaches real time

NAB Developing ‘Best Practices’ Guidelines for Next Gen TV
By James E. O'Neal published
Broadcast execs discuss ATSC 3.0 on HPA

NEP: 35 Years of Live Television Production
By James E. O'Neal published
From a single truck in Pennsylvania to a global footprint.

Equipping Apollo for Color Television
By James E. O'Neal published
Westinghouse develops another very special camera for NASA

TV's Longest Remote
By James E. O'Neal published
Would the Apollo moon landing 40 years ago been believable without live video?

Search for Missing Recordings Ends
By James E. O'Neal published
The saga of the lost Apollo 11 tapes

NBC Says 'Just Phone It In'
By James E. O'Neal published
LiveU's cell technology augments ENG

Tech Retreat Boasts Impressive Lineup
By James E. O'Neal published
15th annual conference to cover everything from 3D to 300-frame video
Copps Blasts DTV Transition Efforts
By James E. O'Neal published
The Acting Chairman admitted that even the planned eleventh hour efforts by the commission would not fully address the chaos that seems almost certain to happen.
White Space: SMPTE Tackles Threat
By James E. O'Neal published
James Snyder envisions an environment in which not only off-air television reception will be affected, but also newsgathering and other television broadcast functions.

Review: NAB Engineering Handbook, 10th Edition
By James E. O'Neal published
In an era of shrinking staffs, newest version more relevant than ever
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