Latest articles by Bob Kovacs
Vinten Vision Blue 5 Camera Support System
Vinten is a well-known manufacturer of tripods and pan-and-tilt heads, with a reputation for high-quality products.
Multiviewers Simplify Control Room Monitoring
Individual monitors have been swiftly replaced by a better technology
Test and Measurement Equipment at the 2012 NAB Show
With the interest in 3DTV and the recent focus on “over-the-top” video, test gear was everywhere on the exhibit floor.
2016 NAB Product Review: Test & Measurement
With the 2016 NAB Show behind us, questions about the show’s trends have died down.
2016 NAB Product Review: Transmission
ATSC 3.0 was one of the notable themes of NAB Show, and transmission gear is at the heart of this promising new standard.
2016 NAB Product Review: Satellite & Remote
Not long ago, the 2 GHz BAS relocation was one of the biggest stories in the industry.
NAB Show Product Preview: Remote & Satellite
There used to be just a couple of ways for a broadcaster to get a good quality signal from outside the studio: microwave and satellite.
NAB Show Product Preview: Fiber, Cable & Connectors
Most of the best gear in the world is worthless without the means to connect to other devices, so paying attention to the seemingly mundane topic of cables and connectors is important.
Jeffery Maddox, BAS Relocation Team Member, Dies in Traffic Accident
Maddox worked on the Sprint Nextel Broadcast Auxiliary Spectrum relocation project from 2005 to 2010, as a program manager responsible for contracts and documents.
2016 Product Preview: ENG, Remote & Satellite
IP has brought a technology explosion to the process of moving broadcast-quality video from one location to another.
2016 NAB Show Product Preview: Transmission
It’s a transitional time for the transmission category.
A Video Review of the 2016 GV Expo
Here is a quick look at the 2016 Government Video Expo & National Drone Show, which was held Dec. 7-8 at the Washington D.C. Convention Center.
Products Turn Heads at GV Expo & National Drone Show
The 2016 Government Video Expo & National Drone Show flung open the doors to its exhibition floor at 10 a.m. Wednesday, and attendees streamed in to see the goodies.
GV Expo & National Drone Show Busy with Presentations, Raffle
The second and last day of the Government Video Expo & National Drone Show saw attendees return to the hall for a slate of presentations, product demos and the Expo’s highly anticipated free raffle.
HEVC Audio: Based on the Past, Headed for the Future
When we discuss video compression such as MPEG-2 and H.264, most of us tend to think of the video aspects and don’t think much about the audio.
Doherty Amplifiers Push Efficiency
Although there have been many developments in amplifiers over the decades, some DNA from Doherty’s design is now making its way into modern television transmitters.
LG, GatesAir, Zenith to Conduct Six-Month OTA ATSC 3.0 Tests
A team from LG, Zenith and GatesAir will use an abandoned UHF transmitter at Tribune Media station WJW to conduct extensive on-air tests of its Futurecast ATSC 3.0 physical-layer technology proposal.
