Satellite Equipment
FIVE DANGERS YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF AT YOUR TOWER SITE
Attend a Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) meeting anywhere in the US, and you’ll hear story upon story of dangerous situations – many preventable – witnessed or experienced by an engineer at a tower / transmitter site. We’ve heard them, too – or experienced them firsthand while in the field. That’s why you’re never too…
Read MoreADJUSTING YOUR NETWORK’S AUDIO: THE ONE RULE TO LIVE BY
By Karen Johnson You know the phrase, “less is more”? By definition, it means simplicity is better than elaborate. Often, something simple is better than something advanced or complicated. I struggle with this concept sometimes when I cook. I’ll add a little bit more of my favorite herbs and spices, only to regret…
Read MoreTHE CASE FOR “ON-SITE” SITE SURVEYS
It’s a rather ominous title for a rather serious subject. But, when it comes to site surveys, we’re nothing but serious. A site survey is the crucial beginning of any plan, quote, or proposal for the installation of a satellite uplink or downlink. Sometimes called an on-site survey, it’s the process of planning and designing…
Read MoreSENTINEL: THE NEXT BIG THING IN MONITORING TRANSMITTER AND TOWER SITES
Without a doubt, running a broadcast network is a challenge. Technology seems to move at warp speed, as new solutions to ever-complex problems continue to arise. Existing technology continues to advance, as well; with new version updates yet another item to check on an already tenuous list of demands on your staff. Yet,…
Read MoreRECENT NEWS FROM ATX — DOES IT SIGNAL ANOTHER PRICE INCREASE, OR WORSE?
There is an email that began circulating around to heavy XDS platform users last week, and it seems to causing a strong industry reaction. ATX (manufacturers of the XDS line of satellite receivers) began with a bit of good news: The long awaited arrival of XDS- PRO1S and XDS-PRO4S receivers is expected at ATX’s…
Read MoreSATELLITE SHELL GAMES – TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SES 3 TO SES 2 TRANSITION
Preparing the C-band spectrum for the co-sharing of space with 5G has been a complicated reshuffle. By December 2023, not only must every registered C-band antenna be in compliance with the FCC!s mandated spectrum re-allocation, some Ku-band radio customers must be rehomed, as well. Sounds like an exhausting game of musical chairs, doesn’t it? The…
Read More5G & Fall Sun Outages 2022
COULD THE 5G REPACK ADVERSELY EFFECT FALL SUN OUTAGES? Fall sun outages may affect your satellite broadcast beginning next month — October 3rd —in the southern part of the US, eventually wrapping up by October 12th in the north. The outages occur within a few days of both the spring and fall equinox,…
Read MoreComtech: The DMD20’s Last Hurrah
The day is getting closer…the day this mainstay of radio network operations is no more. According to the manufacturer of the DMD20, parts to repair the modems are scarce — so scarce, in fact, that modems are only being allowed to return to the factory for repair on a case by case basis. In July…
Read MoreYour network of praise selects LinkUp Communications and NOVRA’s IDC for next generation radio network
Panama City, FL (July 26, 2022) LinkUp Communications Corporation has been chosen by Your Network of Praise (YNOP), a non-denominational broadcast network, to operate their new next-generation radio network from their Denver Teleport. The content delivery platform is being supplied by Novra Technologies Inc. (“Novra”) (TSX-V: NVI) and its subsidiary International Datacasting Corporation (“IDC”). With…
Read More5 quick actions you can take today that just may save your network after a natural disaster
(The following blog entry is a refresh of the original blog entry “Clever Ideas That Can Save Your Network After a Natural Disaster”, originally published June, 2019) Just the news we were waiting for… For the seventh year in a row, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center (NOAA) is predicting an above-average 2022…
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