MBC TV selects SWE-DISH DA150K for SNG

Mar 15, 2006 8:00 AM, News Technology Update e-newsletter

    



MBC broadcasting stations will be equipped with SWE-DISH DA150K Drive-Away uplink packages.

Pan-Arab news and entertainment channel MBC TV has begun using SWE-DISH Drive-Away systems within its mobile fleet. MBC broadcasting stations will be equipped with SWE-DISH DA150K Drive-Away, a unique concept for vehicle mount antenna systems. Mounted on top of an SNG van, the roof box contains an antenna that deploys and automatically points towards the selected satellite and can be operational within 10 minutes.

Among the key attributes of the DA150K are:

  • Low drag and low profile
  • Rugged with all equipment protected in transit
  • Automatic alignment with GPS, step tracking, single thread, redundant, phase combined
  • Compliant, Eutelsat/Intelsat compliant

For more information, visit www.swe-dish.com.

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