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TV Network Planning: SFN Design Guidelines, Gap Fillers, and SFN’s Applications
Steven Rossiter
Review of technical options and equipment selection criteria for creating total market coverage and seamless viewing experiences
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): The Economics of Deploying High-Efficiency Transmitters
Martyn Horspool
Reviewing major drivers of TCO, including repairability, modularity, footprint, and several other factors
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Interoperabilidad de señales FM multiplexadas compuestas en un STL, basado en IP
Junius Kim y Keyur Parikh
Varias topologías STL MPX, requerimientos de red, y comparaciones de STL MPX de FM análogo, digital, e hibrido análogo/digital
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Interoperability of FM Composite Multiplex Signals in an IP-based STL
Junius Kim and Keyur Parikh
On various MPX STL topologies, network requirements, and comparisons of analog, digital, and hybrid analog/digital FM MPX STLs
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FM Boosters 2.0 – It’s Not Your Father’s SFN
Rich Redmond and Hal Kneller (GBS)
Current state of SFN/booster technology, strategy, network design, and deployment; many real world examples shown
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FM Boosters 2.0 – It’s Not Your Father’s SFN
Rich Redmond and Hal Kneller (GBS)
Current state of SFN/booster technology, strategy, network design, and deployment; many real world examples shown
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TV Spectrum Repack Process Update & ATSC 3.0 Considerations
Joe Seccia
US TV repack timeline update, reimbursement procedure, execution strategies/scenarios, and preparing for ATSC 3.0
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Single Frequency Networks: SynchroCast™
Ted Lantz
Illustration of SFN broadcast applications and examples of optimized deployment
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Planning for TV Spectrum Repacking and the Transition to ATSC 3.0
Joe Seccia
Discusses the planning process for repack, challenges to providing uninterrupted service during transition, and repack overview
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High Efficiency DTV Transmitters – An Introduction to Doherty Amplifiers (English & español)
David Sparano
Dual-language exploration of the technology behind GatesAir's PowerSmart 3D / Plus high-power high efficiency UHF transmitters
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ATSC 3.0 - It’s More Than Just Television
Rich Redmond
How the next-gen tech handles more than just UHD, including mobile delivery, emergency warnings, geolocational content, and more
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Analyzing Requirements For IP STL
Keyur Parikh
Important factors in transporting different signal types over IP, monitoring network performance, and overcoming impairments
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ATSC 3.0 Waveform Impact on your 8-VSB Transmitter
Joe Seccia and Kevin Berndsen
How ATSC 3.0's potential / power specs affect your transmitter; how to reduce effects of OFDM signals' peak power needs
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Distribution of the Analog or Digital FM Composite Multiplex Signal across IP Networks
Junius Kim and Keyur Parikh
Review of various requirements, benefits, and network safety strategies associated with FM MPX signal transport over IP
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Distribution of the Analog or Digital FM Composite Multiplex Signal across IP Networks
Junius Kim and Keyur Parikh
Review of various requirements, benefits, and network safety strategies associated with FM MPX signal transport over IP
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Advanced Emergency Alerting: What, Why & How
Jay Adrick
On ATSC 3.0's improved, more robust public emergency alerting system
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Flexiva FLX Liquid-Cooled High-Power FM Transmitters
Tim Anderson
Showcase of GatesAir's new high-power, high-efficiency FM transmitter, including its breakthrough in liquid-cooling
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ATSC 3.0 Modulation Update
Steve Rossiter
Explanation of ATSC 3.0 proposed technology, including update on live tests of LG/Zenith/GatesAir FutureCast system
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Audio Over IP – Technology Considerations
Keyur Parikh
The benefits and considerations of using Audio over IP for media transport for broadcasting, including security and reliability
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Advanced Digital Radio: HD Radio, DRM, DAB & CDR
Tim Anderson
Comparison of terrestrial digital radio modulations and standards and the GatesAir products that support them globally
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Synchronous Boosters for Single Frequency Networking and MaxxCasting
Tim Anderson and Hal Kneller (GBS)
Using the MaxxCasting system to improve FM signal coverage and quality across complex, difficult geographies
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Application of Modulation Dependent Carrier Level (“MDCL”) Control Technologies to AM Tx Systems
Tim Anderson
How MDCL works to reduce energy consumption and decrease station costs without impacting audio quality or signal coverage
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