Harris Corporation Honors Radio Broadcast Industry Pioneer Geoffrey N. Mendenhall With Its Prestigious Fellow Award
February 21 2008 - 12:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
CINCINNATI, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation
(NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information
technology company, has named Geoffrey N. Mendenhall the 2008
recipient of the Harris Fellow Award, the company's highest
recognition for achievement. Mendenhall, who is vice president of
research and technology with the Transmission Systems business unit
at Harris Broadcast Communications, received the prestigious award
as part of the company's celebration of National Engineers Week
2008 (February 17-23). As the radio broadcast industry's leading
expert on FM transmission, Mendenhall has contributed to
improvements in the technical quality of FM transmitters for more
than 35 years. Best known for his work with FM exciters, many of
Mendenhall's designs have become industry standards. Today, more
than 10,000 FM exciters currently on the air worldwide incorporate
Mendenhall's innovations. "From our roots as Gates Radio in 1922,
through today's transition to HD Radio(TM), Harris has introduced
more radio technology innovations than any other broadcast
equipment manufacturer -- and Geoff has been a key contributor to
these developments," said Howard L. Lance, Harris chairman,
president and CEO. "Geoff's vision and technical expertise have
been a driving force behind the company's leadership, and his most
recent work on products such as the FlexStar(R) HD Radio(TM)
exciter has enabled Harris to remain at the forefront of the
industry. Geoff's significant contributions to the company make him
ideally suited for recognition as a Harris Fellow." Harris Fellows
are selected based upon significant contributions to the
state-of-the-art in the industry; recognition among industry peers;
demonstrated technical depth, breadth and leadership; mentoring of
others in the industry; and continuous contributions of importance
to Harris Corporation's business. "Geoff has had a significant
impact not only on Harris business, but also on the broadcast
industry," said Tim Thorsteinson, president, Harris Broadcast
Communications. "Geoff's pioneering work and innovations have
provided Harris the differentiated capabilities needed to be a
leader in this market and consistently helped our customers to
improve their competitive position and business results."
Mendenhall joined the former Gates Radio Division of Harris as an
electrical engineer designing directional antenna phasing equipment
in 1973 after receiving his B.E.E from the Georgia Institute of
Technology. While at Georgia Tech, Mendenhall designed, hand-built,
and FCC type-accepted the student station's 425 W FM broadcast
transmitter. Highlights of his career include the development of
Harris DIGIT(R), the world's first digital broadcast FM exciter, as
well as the first 2 million-watt, solid-state AM transmitter and
CD-Link, which was also the broadcast industry's first uncompressed
digital studio transmitter link. Recent product developments under
his leadership include the FlexStar(R) FM/HD exciter, the Z-FM
family of transmitters and the Apex(TM) ATSC exciter, which
together have contributed well over $60 million a year in revenue
over the past several years. Mendenhall's body of work has led to
significantly reduced distortion and improved signal-to-noise ratio
of FM transmitters, making FM broadcast quality comparable to
digital compact discs. He has also had a major impact on the design
of modern FM transmitter power amplifiers, including many
breakthroughs to high-efficiency, high-power, single-tube RF
amplifiers and solid-state RF systems. Additionally, he authored
the FM Transmitter chapter of the past three editions of the "NAB
Engineering Handbook." In 1999, Mendenhall received the National
Association of Broadcasters' Radio Engineering Achievement Award
for his significant contributions to the broadcast industry. He
holds five U.S. Patents for innovations to broadcast equipment, and
has three patent applications in process. Geoff is a registered
professional engineer in Illinois and Ohio, is a senior member of
IEEE, and is a member of the Association of Federal Communications
Consulting Engineers (AFCCE). Harris Broadcast Communications
offers products, systems and services that provide interoperable
workflow solutions that span the entire broadcast delivery chain.
The Harris ONE approach brings together highly integrated and
cost-effective products that are ideal for emerging media business
models and for customers upgrading media operations to digital and
high-definition services. About Harris Corporation Harris is an
international communications and information technology company
serving government and commercial markets in more than 150
countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has
annual revenue of almost $5 billion and 16,000 employees --
including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is
dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(TM)
products, systems, and services. Additional information about
Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/. HD Radio
is a trademark of iBiquity Digital Corporation. DATASOURCE: Harris
Corporation CONTACT: Dave Glidden, Vice President, Marketing
Operations of Harris Broadcast Communications, +1-513-459-3639, ;
Robin Hoffman of Pipeline Communications, +1-973-746-6970, Web
site: http://www.harris.com/
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