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RF Column Links: October 1999
From TV Technology Magazine

Comparing 8-VSB and COFDM for Digital Television Terrestrial Broadcasting
Part 2

Technology Update - new chips tackle multipath
Measuring Multipath
8-VSB versus COFDM - Practical considerations

Motorola Semiconductor Products

http://www.mot-sps.com/index.html: Home Page
http://www.mot-sps.com/news_center/press_releases/PR990823B.html: Press Release: New Digital Receiver Technology Enhances 8-VSB Reception, Solves Multipath Problems
http://www.mot-sps.com/products/video_component/tv_receiver_and_set_top_box/mct2100.html: MCT2100 Product Data Sheet

NxtWave

http://www.nxtwavecom.com: Home page
http://www.nxtwavecom.com/pr_prs_082499.html: Press Release: Breakthrough Receiver Chip Makes Mobile and Indoor Reception of Broadcast Digital Television Possible
http://www.nxtwavecom.com/nxt_2000.pdf: NXT2000 data sheet (Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer required)

Dielectric Communications

http://www.dielectric.com: http://www.dielectric.com
http://www.dielectric.com/broadcast/longley-rice.html: Dr. Oded Bendov - On the Validity of the Longley-Rice (50,90/10) Propagation Model For HDTV Coverage and Interference Analysis

Hammett & Edison Filing on Biennial Review of Proceeding 87-268 on DTV

http://gullfoss.fcc.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/ecfs/comsrch.hts: FCC Search for Filed Comments Page. Enter 87-268 in Box 1 - Proceeding box and 08/26/1999 in Box 2 - Date Submitted - Click on Retrieve Document List box. (Note - Adobe Acrobat file requires PDF viewer)

Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association

http://www.cemacity.org: Home page
http://www.cemacity.org/gazette/files4/gstmt.htm: Gary Shapiro Statement Regarding Sinclair Demonstrations

ATSC

http://www.atsc.org: Home page
http://www.atsc.org/pub/Perf-Comp/Field_Test_Report_cover.htm: Report of DTV Field Test Results from over 2600 U.S. Test Sites (Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer required)

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Comparing 8-VSB and COFDM for Digital Television Terrestrial BroadcastingPart 2