Introduction

Basic overview of the role of ENG/SNG

Definitions

Principal elements in covering an event

Communication with the studio

Analogue theory

The TV Picture

Terrestrial microwave links

Digital modulation in ENG microwave

Transmission and Reception Chains

Antennas

Trucks & masts

Setting up a link

Mid-points

Other microwave link platforms

Radio Cameras

Optical Links

Satellites and orbits

Basic satellite communication theory

Basic digital SNG system

Digital Compression

MPEG

MPEG Picture Problems

Audio compression

Digital modulation in SNG

DSNG Processing Equipment

Link budgets

DSNG Uplink types

Flyaways

Typical flyaway operation

SNG Vehicles

SNG operations - locating the uplink

Co-ordination and Line-up procedures

Automation

Inmarsat and the use of videophones

Video-conferencing and Videophones

Store and Forward

Inmarsat Satphone Operation

Satellite Regulatory Issues

National control and trans-border issues

Licences

Satellite operators

The use of satellite capacity

Operating an SNG Uplink

Safety

Dealing with hazards with microwave equipment

Electrical hazards

Operating ENG pneumatic masts

Manual handling

Driving of vehicles

Operating in hostile environments

Getting in to the war zone

Logistics

On the horizon

Glossary of terms