Meeting Topic: Intro to RF Wireless Systems
Moderator Name: Christopher Payne
Speaker Name: Ken Platz - Director of Acoustics of Shure Inc. and Todd Marco - Engineer of Shure Inc.
Other business or activities at the meeting: In addition to the presentation, a meet and greet with Shure Incorporated's recruiting manager, acoustic director, and Todd Marco who is a Shure employee and Penn State graduate, took place after the meeting for further questions.
Meeting Location: 306 Hammond Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Ken Platz, the acoustic director of Shure Incorporated, started our meeting with a powerpoint presentation on an introduction of Shure. This presentation included the history of the company and its innovations, information about their Chicago division of the company, and future applications of their products. The main topic in his presentation was the shift from analog to digital wireless devices within microphones and feedback systems. After his presentation, Todd Marco gave a second presentation focusing on both the books and classes at Penn State that were important to him within his career as well as an introduction to RF wireless systems. He took a block diagram approach to explaining the details of transmission and receiving diagrams, the concepts of compounding, pre/de-emphasis, and deviation.
Written By: Christopher Payne
