NAB Seeks Nominations for 2009 Engineering Achievement Awards

NAB established the NAB Engineering Achievement Award in 1959 to recognize an individual’s accomplishments and contributions to the broadcast industry. Former award winners are the pioneers, the innovators and the leaders in the field of broadcast engineering. NAB is now looking for the next person to recognize with this prestigious award which will be presented at the Technology Luncheon at the NAB Show on April 22, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

NAB began giving separate awards for achievements in radio and television in 1991. The sole factor determining who wins NAB’s Engineering Achievement Awards are the merits of an individual’s contributions to broadcast engineering. The candidates for the two Engineering Achievement Awards will be evaluated on the basis of a single significant contribution or multiple contributions made over a period of time that have significantly advanced the state of the art of broadcast engineering.

Candidates for the NAB Radio and Television Engineering Achievement Awards must be or have been an owner, officer or employee of any company, subsidiary or division whose primary business is broadcasting, or directly supports broadcasting, including employees of the Federal government directly engaged in broadcast engineering work. The NAB Executive Committee will select the award winners.

The complete list of former NAB Engineering Achievement Award winners is available online at: http://www.nab.org/xert/scitech/pdfs/pastawardwinners.pdf. You can download a copy of the nomination which includes eligibility and professional requirements online at: http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Technical&CONTENTID=13054&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm. or you may request a copy of the form by calling NAB Science & Technology at (202) 429-5346. The deadline for nominations is January 15, 2009.

The FCC Adopted Computer Modeling for
AM Antenna Proof of Performance on September 24, 2008

Attend NAB's AM Antenna Computer Modeling Seminar and Learn How It's Done

Computer modeling for AM Antenna proof of performance was adopted by the FCC on September 24. To learn the basics needed to utilize modeling software, such as MININEC and nodal analysis – used for designing performance-optimized AM directional antenna phasing and coupling systems and proving the performance of directional antenna patterns –- plan on attending NAB’s AM Antenna Computer Modeling Seminar in Washington, D.C. November 20 and 21.

AM antenna experts Ron Rackley and Ben Dawson, along with antenna modeling software specialist Jerry Westberg, will lead the seminar demonstrating how moment method modeling makes analysis of actual tower current distributions possible and how a model can be used to proof an array provided the proper criteria are considered. All instructors are well known in the radio industry as experts in the field of directional antenna design and maintenance. Their decades of experience offer station engineers an opportunity to learn techniques, tips and tricks that can be immediately useful.

Seminar fee: $395.00 (NAB members) and $495.00 (non-members). For more information on the curriculum, how to register or housing go to AM DA Seminar on the NAB Web site or call Sharon Devine at (202)-429-5338. Register now for the NAB AM Antenna Computer Modeling Seminar!

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