[SBE] TV STL's

[Dave Dybas]

Believe it or not...I know of a LP DTV that receives it's network
programming over the Internet on a 5Gbps connection provided by CLEAR...only
because they can't put up a C-Band dish and don't have a good RF STL path.
I will say that they have a pretty decent signal about 90% of the time but
on occassion there are drop outs, as you would expect on an Internet
connection.   
 
That could be a last resort option for you.
 
Dave Dybas

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From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of Ron
Castro
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 12:21 PM
To: sbe at sbe.org
Subject: [SBE] TV STL's


I have to admit I know next to nothing about TV engineering, so I'm looking
for some general guidance regarding STL's for DTV.  We have a small
religious UHF analog station (KGEC) that wants to go digital on the same
channel they are now using for analog, CH 36.  Currently, they use another
analog UHF channel for their STL, however this channel has been auctioned
off and they expect to lose use of it at any time.  
 
What options do they have for an STL for DTV?  They are considering leaving
our site and relocating on one that offers some sort of link on an
unlicensed (Wi-Fi or UNI) channel.  Are they eligible for a licensed
channel, or are there usable unlicensed channels they could use?  How
expensive is the equipment for any of this?  What kind of bandwidth does DTV
STL require? This is a very low-budget operation.
 
Any information would be helpful!
 
Thanks,
            Ron Castro
  Chief Technical Officer
     Results Radio, LLC
                N6IE
       www.N6IE.com

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