PAPERS - from the academic to the pragmatic.
This collection of current and historic papers on the subject of Simultaneous, Simulcast or Quasi Synchronous broadcasting is managed and compiled by David Cahill; he may be contacted at Dalman Technical Services Ltd by e-mail. Additional papers are added from time to time. If you have any papers or links to papers on the subject I will be please to consider their inclusion here.
Acknowledgement of copyright to the authors of these papers is given where appropriate. Should any copyright holder object to the method used here to publish their work then please contact David Cahill and the link will be removed.
| Content Last changed February 2008 | Link |
| "Introduction to Simulcasting" - A Power Point presentation by Brian Overton - Engineering Manager at Dalman - some basic knowledge that is required no matter what flavour of system is built. | Link (2.5Mb) |
| "Simulcasting without (too many) tears" - An academic paper by Robin Atack - one time Simulcast system specialist at Philips and Simoco. | Link (web-site) |
| "Simulcast Briefing" - A paper for the uninitiated - What? Why? How? - compiled and edited by David Cahill with the help of engineers in the field. | Link (pdf) 32k |
| "Simulcast Audio Synchronization" - A paper describing various aspects of Audio Synchronization - compiled and edited by David Cahill with the help of experienced maintence crew staff.. | Link (pdf) 230k |
| "Cosmos43-Audio Compensation Setting Up" - A paper describing the adjustment of the Audio Characteristic compensation circuits in Cosmos 4.3 - augmenting the information in the paper 'Simulcast Audio Synchronization' - compiled and edited by Peter Rees. | Link (pdf) 23k |
| "Transmitter Deviation in Simulcast Systems" - A paper discussing the importance of Transmitter Deviation setting and giving details of a commonly used method - compiled and edited by Peter Rees. | Link (pdf) 16k |
| There are also 2 documents within the Cosmos4 Engineering Information books on this web-site which describe the facilities available in the Cosmos4 equipment for audio compensation and detailing a sample method of the setting and adjustment process (Book 1 Section 8a and 8b). | Link (web-site) Link (web-site) |
| Building Quasi-Synchronous for Low Maintenance - Is the maintenance of Simulcast systems more problematic than 'straight' systems?. | Link (pdf) 12k |
| Simulcast FORUM 2001 - held alongside IWCE in Las Vagas under the auspices of Ed O'Connor and SimulcastSolutions. David Cahill's presentation paper on Hampshire Police.Appendix to paper on Hampshire Police (coverage maps)At Simulcast FORUM 2002 a follow-up paper was available giving the Hampshire Police story a year on. | Simulcastsolutions.com Link (pdf)Only available on request. Link (pdf) |
| "Response of an a.m. receiver to a quasisynchronous multi-a.m.- transmitter field."Al-Nuaimi 1977. | Link (pdf) 340k |
| "An analysis of quasi-synchronous AM mobile radio operation and recommended design parameter values."Fudge 1984. | Link (pdf) 610k |