The L-3 CEA MSDC IOT-equipped Visionary transmitter will be used at WLBT-DT in Baton Rouge, LA.

L-3's Constant Efficiency Amplifier (CEA) IOT using a multi-stage depressed collector (MSDC) was a hit at NAB this year. While several manufacturers were showing MSDC IOTs for high power UHF transmitters, the L-3 CEA attracted attention due to its oil-cooled collector and increased efficiency due to a greater number of

L-3 Communications announced that WNED Public Television in Buffalo, NY is using its CEA 130 Multistage Depressed Collector (MSDC) IOT in its Thales Paragon DTV transmitter. WNED Public Television says it chose the CEA 130 for the power savings offered by its improved efficiency. Ray Felckowski, manager of transmissi

Axcera and Statmon Technologies Corp. have completed development on a technical interface that will enable integrated monitoring and control of the Axcera Innovator and Visionary Series transmitter lines. Axcera customers will be able to purchase the plug-and-play Statmon Axess control system for remote control of the

Axcera has signed a $1.9m purchase agreement with the Christian Television Network to supply Visionary DT television transmitter systems for the network's DTV stations. Axcera will provide the transmitter systems for CTN stations in the Southeast. The network purchased mostly HP25SDW, 25-kW Visionary DT inductive outp

Four Los Angeles broadcasters, representing seven television stations have inked a $6 million deal with transmitter manufacturer Axcera to design and implement a combined television transmission system using digital and analog Axcera Visionary Series transmitters. Axcera will supplyVisionary DT high-power inductive ou

Axcera is one of the pioneers in DTV distributed transmission networks (DTxNs). They introduced the first commercially available DTxN at NAB 2003. (See RF Highlights at NAB2003 .) Axcera has now developed a method for applying DTxN technology to translator networks, making it possible to use a single channel for al

WEWS-DT received construction permit approval for a power increase to 870KW and ordered their 50KW average power Visionary DT series transmitter from Axcera in November 2001 for a January 2002 delivery.