James E. O'Neal

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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 editor-in-chief 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 Life Member of the IEEE and the SBE.

Latest articles by James E. O'Neal

EAS: Someday We’ll Get It Right! (Maybe)

By James E. O'Neal published 1 April 13

Seems that the country’s Emergency Alert System has been in the news quite a bit lately, and not always in the best way.

Opinions

FCC OKs ‘NextGen’ Transmission Test

By James E. O'Neal published 28 February 13

Station to use OFDM modulation

Regulatory and Standards

Charlie, We're Pulling for You

By James E. O'Neal published 17 April 12

Shortly before press time word reached me that Charles E. Anderson was seriously ill following some recent surgery, and is currently in hospice care.

Opinions

One Hundred Years of 3D

By James E. O'Neal published 2 May 12

SMPTE covers a century of the format's evolution

Miscellaneous

‘Plugfest’ Refines ATSC 3.0 Standard

By James E. O'Neal published 9 March 18

Latest testing event probes STL and SFN specs

NextGen TV

'Road to ATSC 3.0' Makes Stop in Columbus

By James E. O'Neal published 2 July 18

The Midwest Next-Gen TV Summit brought together some of the top industry names to discuss implementation of the new ATSC 3.0 standard.

NextGen TV

2018 NAB Show Marks Next Gen TV’s Arrival

By James E. O'Neal published 27 March 18

Conferences and show floor will focus on new gear for ATSC 3.0

Events

Video Forensics: Where 'Quality Control' Can Mean Literally Life or Death

By James E. O'Neal published 11 December 18

A former DoD employee explains the emerging science

NAB 2015 Signal Processing Preview

By James E. O'Neal published 7 April 15

Products

Fostex’s RM-3 Stereo Rack Monitor

By James E. O'Neal published 6 May 15

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

Products

UNH Selects Triveni to Deliver EAS

By James E. O'Neal published 1 July 14

The University of New Hampshire, in cooperation with other state organizations and Triveni Digital, has implemented a statewide datacasting service.

New POV With ‘Ref Cam’

By James E. O'Neal published 8 August 14

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.

Sports

Ferri Lights Up New ESPN ‘SportsCenter’ Studios

By James E. O'Neal published 24 June 14

Ferri Lighting Design & Associates has installed lighting systems at ESPN Bristol, Conn. and Los Angeles "SportsCenter" studios.

ASG Bolsters Engineering Staff With Three New Additions

By James E. O'Neal published 28 May 14

Advanced Systems Group has expanded its engineering staff with the hire of Gary Schneider, Keith Pintner, and Chris Sullivan.

People

TVU Networks Set to Help Deliver FIFA World Cup 2014 Coverage

By James E. O'Neal published 29 May 14

TVU Networks will be assisting international broadcasters in delivering video coverage of the June 12-July 13 FIFA World Cup 2014 event.

NAB Show Product Review: Furniture

By James E. O'Neal published 27 May 14

The 2014 NAB Show was a great place to “kick some tires” and in general get some real hands-on experience with some of the new gear you might be considering purchasing.

Telestream/Quantum Create Multistream Sports Capture and Analysis System

By James E. O'Neal published 27 May 14

New system provides easy, cost-effective capture and storage of multiple HD feeds.

Business

Panasonic Launches ‘See What You Missed at NAB' Tour

By James E. O'Neal published 22 May 14

Panasonic is hosting a cross-country tour to provide a look at some of its products that debuted at the 2014 NAB Show.

Events

Bernard Lechner, 82, Dies April 11

By James E. O'Neal published 24 April 14

Longtime RCA engineer pioneered LCD and advanced television technology.

People

Remembering the Early Days of L.A. Television

By James E. O'Neal published 25 February 15

Opinions

PBS Revamps Satellite Transmission Facility

By James E. O'Neal published 12 February 14

PBS has completed renovation and expansion of its 37-year-old Northern Virginia Satellite Operating Center, or “SOC.”

Fox Uses Aframe Technology to Speed Fox Sports 1 Workflow

By James E. O'Neal published 17 March 14

Aframe announced the successful implementation of their cloud-based video production and asset management platform at Fox Sports 1 operations in Boston and London.

Miscellaneous