LAS VEGAS-- It’s likely that you’ll hear facts and figures
about how most broadcast content
is delivered to viewers by means other
than terrestrial these days. And, it’s true
that off-air television viewers have been
declining. However, upcoming spectrum
auctions, the continuing mobile TV rollout
and new developments on the ATSC standard
mean that transmission issues are still
near the forefront of broadcast planning.
TRANSMITTERS
Harris will display their
Platinum VAX VHF transmitters,
including the new Compact
Class range, which is
built on the company’s PowerSmart
architecture. The
Compact Class range covers
VHF transmissions from 10 to
100 Watts in 2RUs. Also at the
booth will be the new DVB-T
and ISDB-Tb digital terrestrial
tuner, which is integrated
within Harris’ Broadcast Apex
M2X exciters.
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Larcan Cool-Dock Series Liquid-Cooled Solid State Transmitters |
Larcan will showcase
their Cool-Dock solid-state
UHF and VHF liquid-cooled
multistandard digital transmitter
series as well as the company’s complete
end-to-end ATSC M/H mobile DTV system.
Hitachi Kokusai Linear
will introduce its engineering advances
made in high-efficiency TV transmission
equipment, as well as in compact, lowpower
TV transmitters.
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Nautel NT100 UHF transmitter |
Nautel will show its NT100, the company’s
first TV transmitter. The unit is intended
for low-power UHF applications
and boasts wide band operation (470 to
860 MHz), 2 to 100 Watts output, and operation
on the world’s major digital standards,
including DVB-T, DVB-T2, ATSC and
ISDB-T.
Rohde & Schwarz
will showcase their R&S THU9
(high power) and TMU9 (medium
power), transmitters
featuring Doherty technology,
scalability, and high power
density architecture. Booth
visitors should also check out
the R&S SFC-U USB modulator,
a compact, economical multistandard
signal source for use
with a PC.
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Screen Service SDT Ultra High Efficiency transmitter |
Screen Service
Broadcasting will
lift the curtain on their SDT
Ultra High Efficiency transmitter
series. With high performance amplifiers
and drivers specifically designed for broadcasters,
the Ultra HE Series yields efficiencies
of as much as 43 percent, (typical values
around 38 percent) without decreasing performance.
ANTENNAS/
TRANSMISSION LINE
ABE Elettronica will bring
along their “LB” series VHF and UHF antenna
panels and transmitting arrays which feature
rugged environment design and construction.
Also on display will be the “MTX”
series multistandard multimode digital and
analog terrestrial TV transmitter line. Features
include digital processing, and highefficiency
power amplifiers (1W to 20 kW).
Jampro Antennas will show
their JVD-X-U1 UHF antenna designed for
medium-power operation, the JAT U super
turnstile with radome enclosure,
JUHD broadband
panel, JAT-U UHF super
turnstile antenna, Prostar
JA/MS-BB Broadband UHF
Slot antenna, and the 8-inch
RCEC mask filter.
Myat will show the
7-16 DIN coaxial transfer
switch which offers low
VSWR, high isolation between
ports, and unsurpassed
power handling
capacity. Other features
include mechanical and
LED switch position indicators
and manual override.
Sizes available include:
3-1/8-inches, 1-5/8-inches
and 7/8-inch.
FACILITY CONTROL
Burk Technology will show
their ARC Plus Touch transmitter remote
control which features a full-color LCD
touchscreen for onsite monitoring and
control. The control system includes builtin
macros, virtual channels, and a Web/
smartphone interface. Also at the booth,
will be the X RP-8 Adapter, which connects
up to eight existing Sine RP-8 interface
panels via LAN/WAN.