Do Not Miss These Tutorials on Cable and IP December 19^th 2018 - 08:00 AM

Sometimes a seemingly lost art is forgotten in the race to bring new technology and equipment on line. Yet even with all the new ideas, occasionally a piece of a forgotten solution is resurrected to help with the migration to newer systems. Younger engineers say, “Wow, I didn’t know abo

Knowing Fiber Optic Connectors December 14^th 2018 - 01:00 PM

An optical fiber connector terminates the end of an optical fiber cable. It’s purpose is to allow quicker connection and disconnection of fiber cables than manual splicing. Simple enough concept. The problem is there are about 100 different types of fiber connectors available on the market today. Do you know t

Camplex Has Introduced New Tactical Reel System December 7^th 2018 - 10:00 AM

Camplex has debuted a new signal extender and tactical reel system for the rapid deployment and extension of 3G-SDI video over fiber for outside broadcast and live event productions.

The Lost Art of Lacing Cable December 4^th 2018 - 10:00 AM

Once, while visiting NBC Television studios in Manhattan’s 30 Rockefeller Center, I saw an abandoned elevator shaft with seemingly miles of different cables laced together. I took notice because it was such a rare sight — with the maze of work quite intricate and, in a way, beautiful.

Confusion Still Reigns Over USB-C/Thunderbolt Cables November 22^nd 2018 - 08:00 AM

It is hard to believe the vast amount of confusion that continues over cables with USB-C/Thunderbolt connectors. These cables may be the future of computing, but right now they are a big, sloppy confusing mess. The problem is cables that handle USB-C, Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.1 all have the same

RF Venue Introduces Optix Series 3 November 16^th 2018 - 01:00 PM

RF Venue has debuted the Optix Series 3, a high performance RF over fiber system for distributed antenna systems across VHF, UHF and 900 MHz bands.

The Difference Between Multimode and Single-Mode Fiber Optic Cables November 15^th 2018 - 09:00 AM

Fiber optics is a communications medium that sends optical signals down hair-thin strands of pure glass cores. The light “pipe” is surrounded by cladding that traps the light in the core. The key difference between multimode and single mode fiber optic cable is the size of the core.

The State of the Art in Fiber October 26^th 2018 - 08:00 AM

Fiber has been around the broadcast and media industry for a long while: SMPTE 311M, which defines fiber camera cables, was published 20 years ago in 1998. Engineering attitudes have tended to settle around the fundamental pros – high bandwidth, low attenuation so long cables – and cons – difficult to splice connectors and fiber may r

IHSE’s Draco Compact XV Fiber Matrix System October 18^th 2018 - 03:00 PM

Based on DisplayPort 1.2 devices, IHSE’s Draco Compact XV 16x8 fiber matrix KVM matrix system comes ready to go.

IHSE Show its Draco Ultra Series at the 2018 NAB Show New York October 18^th 2018 - 12:05 PM

Built on IHSE’s Draco ultra series extender platform and utilizing the company’s Lici technology, the new Draco 495 series extenders for HDMI 2.0 provides full 4K video distribution for UHD 2160p, 30-bit 4:4:4 signals.

Barnfind Launches US-Based Business to Expand Presence in North American Region October 17^th 2018 - 08:30 AM

Wiggo Evensen, CEO of Barnfind Technologies, has announced the launch of Barnfind USA, the USA-based support, service and sales arm of the Norwegian organization.

Camplex To Show Fiber Optic Solutions at NAB New York October 16^th 2018 - 09:00 AM

Camplex manufactures fiber optic solutions for broadcast operations and other applications. The company will demonstrate their products at NAB New York.

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