[BC] Designing a four station RF STL system

[Williams, Chris Albuquerque]

 I would recommend the Big Pipe! We have 3 stations analog, hd, and data
thru one of their 5.8 45 mbps units and after some initial engineering
hurdles related to the mountaintop we installed on, it has been more
reliable then our Moseley Starlinks. (A lot of TI here in Albuquerque) I
can also personally vouch that the guys at BE will do whatever needed to
make sure your installation is rock solid. 

Chris W

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Subject: [BC] Designing a four station RF STL system

Request to the brain trust:

Oh gurus,

We are designing an RF STL system for four stations. The studios are in
a valley. The present STL paths are Intraplex based and interconnected
by T1s. Backup is by Zephyrs interconnected by ISDN. One backup is a
pair of 15kHz EQ'd lines.

We are nearing a contract for the rooftop of a nearby 12 story building
with line-of-sight to the three sites where the four transmitting plants
are located. The rooftop has six penetrating mounts in place plus coax
to an equipment room from a previous installation.

Our initial plan is to utilize a BE Big Pipe from the roof of the
studios to the roof of the 12 story building carrying all four signals
multiplexed - analog, HD, and IP each.

>From there we are considering Starlinks for each of the four stations.
Two of the stations are at one of the remote sites. All links will have
to be licensed.

What say ye? Better ideas? Caveats?

Jeff Johnson
Bonneville Cincinnati



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