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Executive Summary
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... SOME BACKGROUND The predecessor committee's final report (National Research Council, 1986) made several recommendations intended to improve the Voice of America's (VOA's)
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... Responsible management of such a massive investment in new technology carries with it a strong need for a continuing R&D program to ensure technical refreshment of the invested facilities so that they evolve with the technological state of the art and the need for another program like the current one is avoided. The predecessor committee's report (National Research Council, 1986)
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... Nevertheless, the Committee continues to be apprehensive about the strength and viability of what remains an ad hoc approach. Some years ago, when the modernization program began, a frenetic staff buildup took place essentially in an information vacuum.
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... In particular, the distributed transmitter, which might consist of a-common modulator and power supply with multiple final amplifiers, needs to be developed. Thus the following recommendation is offered: The Voice of America should plan a program to investigate distributed transmitting arrays and distributed final amplifier transmitters.
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... . In its final report (National Research Council, 1986)
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... VOA's own stake in this important activity leads to the following recommendations: The Voice of America should seek designation in its own right as a member of the Committee of Principals of the National Communications System, together with the authority to develop its own emergency preparedness telecommunications program consistent with national guidelines established by the National Communications System. The Voice of America should seek approval from the National Security Council for an up-to-date and sufficiently detailed mission statement for its operations during a national emergency.
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... 1986. Modern Audio Broadcasting for the Voice of America 1986-2001.
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Key Terms

  • voa engineering
  • national communications
  • acceptance testing
  • predecessor committee
  • mission statement

  • national emergency
  • telecommunication union
  • backscatter monitoring
  • direct broadcasting
  • satellite broadcasting

  • international telecommunication
  • committee urges
  • monitoring program
  • administrative radio
  • preparedness telecommunications

  • world administrative
  • operationally mature
  • budgetary constraints
  • moderate budget
  • line management

  • measurement study
  • detailed mission
  • development entity
  • recent negative
  • voa domestic

  • organizationally recognized
  • technical upgrade
  • financially realizable
  • guidelines established
  • industry liaison


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