Satellite Truck
Our mobile Satellite News Vehicle can be used in a variety of settings providing educational, instructional, and training material to local, statewide, and international constituents.
This satellite truck is equipped with analog and digital encoders that allow receiving and broadcasting of Ku analog and digital satellite signals.
We can be on-site at your University and/or event providing a professional staff with the expertise and technological background to assist you in successfully meeting your telecommunication needs.
Uplink/Downlink
The University of Arkansas' satellite truck is capable of uplinking two analog or digital signals simultaneously, or one analog and one digital signal at the same time. Our truck also has a redundant path, which means that if only one signal is being transmitted, a backup system is in place in case of failure on the primary uplink path.
Our satellite truck utilizes equipment from multiple vendors, the most notable of which are Miteq, Tandberg, MCL, Grass Valley, and Sony.
Satellite Truck Specifications
Transmission/Support
- Vertex 2.4 meter dual offset feed antenna
- Two MCL MT 3200 400-watt phase combined and fully redundant TWT H.P.A.'s
- Dual uplink paths with dedicated vertical interval switchers
- Two Miteq UVE-9676-125K digital ready up converters
- Two Miteq VM-100R analog modulators
- Two Digital MPEG 2/DVB compliant Tandberg E574050mobile contribution encoders with built-in digital receivers
- Two DX DIR-657 Ku-Band satellite receivers
- UHF/VHF off-air antenna
- Sony DSS dish system
- Tektronix 1705 spectrum monitor
- Capacity to handle eight phone lines
- Four hardwire phones
- Four cellular phones
- Plain paper fax machine
- Two-way radios
- Kohler 20KW diesel generator
- 200 ft. power hookup cables
Video / Audio
- Allen & Heath GS3-24 audio mixer with 24 input channels.
- US Audio six-channel mixer
- EV ELX-1A four-channel mixer
- 24 DBX 903 audio compressor/limiter modules installed in three 900 series frames
- Five ADC 2X48 audio patch bays
- Eight Grass Valley video D.A.'s
- Eight Grass Valley audio D.A.'s
- Whirlwind 32-channel audio snake with 24 channels of audio input and 8 returns (upon request)
- 750 feet of Whirlwind snake cable (upon request)
- Marantz CD player
- Marantz auto-reverse cassette recorder
- AM/FM radio tuner
- Four ADC 2X26 video patch bays
- Two Sony Betacam-SP videocassette recorders and two Sony Betacam-SP Players
- S-VHS Recorder/Player
- VHS Recorder/Player
- Tektronix 1740 waveform/vector monitor
- Tektronix TSG 200-color bar test generator with source ID
- Grass Valley Model 110 Switcher
- Four switchable video inputs
- Chyron Maxine character generator
- One Coles Lip Microphone
- Two EV N/D 767 handheld microphones
- Two Sony ECM-77B Lav. microphones
- One microphone stand and miscellaneous microphone clamps for podium use
- Portable ADC humbuckers for video hum removal
- OPAMP mult-box, 1 in/8 out video/audio mono feeds
- Whirlwind mic to line drivers
- Whirlwind splitters, isolaters and balancers
- Four Shure FP-22 headphone amps for IFB use and IFB earpieces
- Full complement of video and audio cables
- 1200 feet of mult. cable, 3 video/6 audio, split into four pieces 300 feet each
Intercom Specifications
- RTS, 5-station, intercom system
- Telos Link intercom to phone interface
- Studio Technologies IFB management system
Power Requirements
- 220 volts
- 100 amps
- Single phase
- 3-wire
Physical Dimensions
- Length: 30 feet
- Height: 13 ft. 4 inches
- Width: 7 ft. 11.5 inches
- Weight: 28,000 lbs.
