ComSoc V1 #74

[Paul L Rinaldo]

FYI

Paul

>ComSoc                         Tue, 23 Apr 2002           Volume 1 :
Number 74
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>In this issue:
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>        NOVA ComSoc Talk 30 April XM Radio
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>Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 22:10:05 -0400
>From: don@skyhelp.net (Don Rickerson)
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>Subject: NOVA ComSoc Talk 30 April XM Radio
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>Title:	The XM Radio Satellite System
>Date:	Tuesday, April 30, 2002
>Location:	TRW, Reston, VA.  Corner of  Sunset Hills Rd and Reston 
>Town Parkway
>Abstract:	XM Radio provides 100 channels of CD-quality music, news, 
>and sports channels across the entire United States.  It's been in service
for 
>a year.  This talk will give a brief overview of the technical aspects of
the 
>system, including satellite coverage, repeater locations in urban areas, 
>receiver design, and cost and regulatory aspects.  Brian will demonstrate XM 
>Radio's music quality in a demonstation at the end of his talk
>Speaker:	Brian Johnson, XM Radio systems engineering dept, 
>Washington, DC
>Speaker Bio:	Brian received his BSEE from Virginia Tech and MSEE from 
>George Mason University.  Brian worked for 12 years with Stanford 
>Telecommunications, Reston, VA on a variety of NASA and FAA projects, 
>including STARS, AMASS, ASTA, and ASR radars.  He's been with XM 
>Radio since 2000, where he troubleshoots urban repeater site locations.  
>He's always been musically inclined, so he hangs out with the musicians and 
>disc jockeys that visit XM as well as with his engineering team.
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>fseelig@mitre.org---  Do RSVP to me or call at (703) 883-3223 so that I can 
>get a head count for our dinner arrangements.  Dinner is optional, but
it's free.
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