Tom King

Terrestrial Transmission Solutions – Medium Wave & HF

Profile

Tom King is President and CEO of Kintronic Labs, Inc, in the USA, which was founded by his father, Louis A. King, in 1949 (Kintronic Labs has been involved in some flagship projects around the world)

Author of numerous technical papers on AM broadcast antennae systems and other related topics, King is a patent (co)holder which he acquired while employed by the US Navy. He has a wealth of experience in the design, installation, supervision and training of radio broadcast transmission systems around the world

Work Experience

Period: 1973-1977
Positions held: Staff Engineer in electro-optical systems design at the Naval Weapons Centre in China Lake, California, USA

Period:1977-1983
Positions held: Project Engineer in infrared countermeasures systems for the navy and marine corps aircraft at the Special Warfare Laboratory Division of General Research Corporation in McLean, VA, USA

Period: 1983-Present
Positions held: President of Kintronic Labs, Inc.

Professional Affliations

  • Associate member of the Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers
  • Member of IEEE Broadcast Technology Society
  • Member of the National Radio Standards Committee and the Analog and Digital Radio Sub-committees

Tom is recipient of the 2015 NAB Radio Engineering Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the highest award presented to a radio broadcast engineer by the US broadcasting industry

Key projects implemented by Tom King and team

  • 440kW, 4-tower, DA-3 high power MW DRM-capable3 radio broadcast transmission system in the Caribbean Netherlands for Trans World Radio
  • Three new high-power MW DRM-capable radio broadcast transmission systems in the Sultanate of Oman – a 500kW 2-tower DA-1 in Barka, 120kW single tower with parasitic guy in Bahla and a 500kW single tower with parasitic guy in Bidiyah to yield directional pattern for the Public Authority for Radio and TV in the Sultanate of Oman
  • Design, supply and final commissioning support of Qty. 27 DRM-capable 100, 200 and 300kW MW stations for All India Radio
  • 250kW, 6-tower, DA-3 high power MW radio broadcast transmission systems design, supply, installation supervision, final commissioning and training for Far East Broadcasting Company on Jeju Island, South Korea
  • Three new high power 200kW MW DRM-capable radio broadcast transmission systems at the K29 Jeddah site for the Ministry of Culture and Information in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Shortwave

  • 250kW, 75-300 ohm HF balun for the US Broadcasting Board of Governors
  • 300-ohm balanced transmission line for a 100kW shortwave station operated by the Caribbean Beacon on the island of Anguila
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