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NBC dispatches “Bloommobile'” to cover Isabel
Sep 22, 2003 12:00 PM
After capturing vivid images from the war
in Iraq, the Bloommobile is now all cleaned up and ready to take on
Hurricane Isabel. The special-purpose truck provides mobile, in-motion
live broadcast capabilities.
The satellite-based mobile communications vehicle, known as the
"Bloommobile," that helped the network cover the war in Iraq live was
in Raleigh, N.C. last week to assist NBC in its live coverage of
Hurricane Isabel. Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), of
Miramar, Fla., built the vehicle for NBC, using all of the latest
digital video acquisition and transmission equipment.
With Hurricane Isabel making landfall on Thursday, September 18,
along the North Carolina coast, the MTN-built vehicle--which NBC
reporter David Bloom used to broadcast live reports from the war in
Iraq before he died there on April 6, closely followed the storm and
sent back live, high-quality images while traveling at speeds of up to
70 miles per hour.
The "Bloommobile" is a special-purpose truck designed by MTN for NBC
and equipped with a stabilized VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal)
antenna designed to provide mobile, in-motion live broadcast
capabilities. The truck stays locked on its satellite-based
communications transponder even when the truck and camera are moving at
high speed over uneven terrain. As a self-contained mobile transmitting
station, MTN's specially equipped vehicle can go directly to where the
action is, allowing live broadcasts from anywhere.
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