With Sprint Nextel’s 2 GHz Relocation underway, it seems everyone is scrambling to test COFDM equipment to make sure they’re getting the best possible product. With an increasing number of manufacturers vying for broadcasters’ attentions, everyone’s RF equipment is being scrutinized more and more closely for ease of implementation, adaptability, signal quality and reliability.

And the equipment isn’t alone in getting the attention. The manufacturer’s ability to support equipment once fielded is being equally tested.

Sunbelt Communications Corporate Director of Engineering, David Feher, has been putting RF Central's RF Extreme™ equipment through its paces, and his verdict is in.

Click the link to read the TV Technology User Report.

Digital Awareness 101 – Why Digital - COFDM, MPEG, FEC; what does it all mean?

It’s been a couple of years now since broadcasters began shifting their focus from analog to digital, and yet questions, misinformation and old habits persist.

To read the original white paper entitled “Digital Awareness”, written by John Scott of Gigawave, click here: Digital Awareness

HDTV – Camera-mount transmitter turns heads at major events

Total RF, an RF Central company, has been keeping busy providing wireless HD for a number of recent events; from the 2006 World Baseball Classic to the 2006 Academy Awards Red Carpet event. For more on the RFX-HD-CMT click here.

RFX™ Showcase - RFX-HD-CMT

Use the same HD transmitter the pros depend on. With the input of a HD-SDI video signal the RFX-HD-CMT transmits a highly robust signal with ultra low delay. This high performance transmitter with built-in wireless camera control (paint system) is an excellent choice for sporting as well as special events, and has been used recently on Monday Night Football and at the 2005/2006 NFC Championship Football game, by CNN at the 2006 State of the Union address, on the red carpet at the 2006 Academy Awards and is currently being used by ESPN for the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

Fast Facts: Transmitter power: up to 200 mW. Interface plates available to accommodate Anton Bauer, IDX,PAG and other batteries (to be specified at time of order) or 11-16 VDC (18W) via standard 4-pin XLR socket interface plate. Frequency Band: 1 to 6 GHz (in bands)

Click here for more information on RF Extreme products.

RFX™ in Action

Got video or pix of RFX™ in action? Email them to tim.blosser@rfcentral.com, or if they’re over 5MB in size, send cd’s or dvd’s to:

Tim Blosser, Marketing Manager
RF Central, LLC
99 Garden Parkway
Carlisle, PA 17013 USA

If we post them to our website, we’ll include a link to your company’s site, and feature them in our next “RFX™ News” eNewsletter.

For information regarding the contents of this newsletter, contact Tim Blosser, RF Central’s Marketing Manager at 717-249-4900 or tim.blosser@rfcentral.com.
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