Engineering and planning of a radio broadcast facility

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dc.contributor.authorMadan, Manishen
dc.contributor.committeechairBlanchard, Benjamin S. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFabrycky, Wolter J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKhanna, Yogeshen
dc.contributor.departmentSystems Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:27:50Zen
dc.date.adate2010-01-26en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:27:50Zen
dc.date.issued1991-05-15en
dc.date.rdate2010-01-26en
dc.date.sdate2010-01-26en
dc.description.abstractThe radio spectrum is a resource which unlike other resources, is not consumed - it is being wasted when not being used. Effective management of this valuable resource is necessary because of the limited number of channels that are physically available for use. Without regulation, stations operating on the same channel in the same general area will inevitably interfere with each other and often also with others on adjacent channels. Therefore, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates the use of this national resource in accordance with rules which have been developed and continue to evolve. These rules relate to all kinds of broadcast services including AM & FM radio and TV. In defining the technical specifications of a new broadcast facility, the engineer must try to achieve an optimum system design while conforming to all FCC rules and regulations. The design process is divided into a number of stages which include channel and frequency selection, site selection, protection and interference studies, topographic studies, and an environmental impact statement considering the area in the vicinity of the facilities. These specifications must then be submitted to the FCC as a formal proposal. This report describes the design approach used in industry to specify the technical details of such a proposal and highlights the tradeoffs which are made at almost every stage of the process. The hardware needed to implement the technical details specified must be selected. Various types and configurations of transmitter-antenna systems and tower configurations are evaluated and an optimum design is sought.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvi, 84 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-01262010-020125en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01262010-020125/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40783en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V851_1991.M322.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 25490694en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V851 1991.M322en
dc.subject.lcshArchitectureen
dc.subject.lcshRadio broadcastingen
dc.subject.lcshRadio stations -- Design and constructionen
dc.titleEngineering and planning of a radio broadcast facilityen
dc.typeMaster's projecten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineSystems Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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