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Here’s How You Make Sound Decisions on Acoustics

December 6, 2017April 13, 2018 symonmkBroadcast, Engineering, Research, Skills, Work

Pun obviously intended. The effects of sound in some industries has an important effect on the quality of work produced as well as in some key applications, especially in the field of broadcast that I currently work in. Sound is the perceived pressure produced by the propagation of energy through a medium released when matter vibrates, while acoustics is the branch of physics that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound.

Getting to know Visual Radio: The Future of Radio Broadcast

September 20, 2017April 18, 2018 symonmkEngineering, Projects, Work

There comes a time when a concept that has been in use for decades is suddenly challenged by modern ideas. Such an idea is visual radio and, since its conception, has been widely adopted in Europe and America. This technological advancement is now creeping into Kenya. Will it have an impact? My recent experience setting up a visual radio studio has led me to believe it is an investment worth paying attention to. Let’s review and explore this technology and what we could expect from it.

Working as a Broadcast Systems Engineer

August 22, 2017 symonmkCommunication, Engineering, Work

It is mid-August 2017 and I have been working as a broadcast engineering intern at Byce Broadcast and Technologies Kenya Limited, a system integrator company that offers turn-key solutions for TV and radio broadcasting. This business has a steep learning curve and I am required to learn real fast. Thankfully, the work is interesting and the fast changing technologies in this industry means that I’ll never stop learning.

Recognizing “ndiyo” and “hapana” speech using MATLAB algorithms and FFT functions

July 18, 2017 symonmkEngineering, Programming, Projects, Skills, Uncategorized

Ndiyo means yes in Swahili and hapana means no. The two words were chosen as they can be used to make very simple applications that may require a yes/no response such as an automatic telephone prompt system. Swahili translations of yes/no applies to the national language of Kenya, and an interface that recognizes the words can be used in local applications.

Understanding Satellite Earth Stations

July 17, 2017April 24, 2018 symonmkCommunication, Engineering, Research

Satellite earth stations are ground sites that are designed for extraterrestrial telecommunication with orbiting satellites. They often have large antennas for this purpose and we further dive in to what they are and how they are used.

Final Year School Project: Introduction to the Project

April 5, 2017 symonmkCommunication, Engineering, Projects, Research, Uncategorized

For my 5th and final year in EEE at JKUAT, I was required to do a school project that accounted for two class units spread out over the two semesters of 2016/2017. The project I came up with is called OFFGRID MOBILE COMMUNICATION which the name suggests that communication can happen without a service provider network.

Using KiCad EDA to Build Electronic Components and Design Schematics

March 21, 2017 symonmkEngineering, Projects, Skills

KiCad is a free development software for electronic design automation (EDA) that I have been looking around into to designing my final year school project (more on that later) schematics. KiCad is extensively developed and used almost exclusively by CERN! With a lot of online documentation, support and large communities, the experience of using this software has been mostly uncomplicated and a lot of fun.