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PSSI3 - "Midwest"
RF Equipment:
-Vertex 2.6 Meter Antenna
-4-Port Feed (Dual Path)
-2 MCL 300w Ku-Band HPAs
-2 Scientific Atlanta 7555 Exciters
-DX 656 Satellite Receiver
-DX IRD 657 VC II Rcvr/Decoder
-Tektronix 1705 Spectrum Monitor

Production Equipment:
-Grass Valley GV-100 Switcher
-Grass Valley Ten-X Switcher
-Videotek Times Six Synchronizer
-6 Grass Valley 8502 EQ VDAs
-2 Grass Valley 8501 VDAs
-Tektronix 1740 Waveform/Vector
-Tektronix TSG-200 Test Generator
-4 Sony PVM 8220 Color Monitors
-2 Sony PVM 411 Camera Monitors
-Sony MXP-210 8 Input Audio Mixer
-4 Grass Valley 8551 ADAs
-Gentner ADA
-Crown D75 Audio Amplifier
-Wohler AMP-1A Audio Monitor
-McCurdy 100 Audio Test Monitor
-Sony PVW 2800 Beta SP Play/Rec
-Shure FP42 Audio Edit Mixer

Communication Equipment:
-RTS MCE325 2-Channel Intercom
-4 RTS BP325 Intercom Beltpacks
-4 Beyer Dynamic Intercom Headsets
-RTS 4010 4-Channel IFB Controller
-RTS 4001 IFB Interrupt Station
-3 RTS 4020 Talent IFB Beltpacks
-3 Gentner Hybrid Telco Couplers
-Gentner Mircotel IFB Interface
-Telos Intercom Telco Interface
-3 Motorola Cellular Phones
-2 Skycell Satellite Telephone Lines
-FAX Machine 		Generator:
-Onan 15 kW Diesel Generator
-Baffled for quiet operation
-16 Hour Fuel Capacity

Power Requirements:
-208-240 Volt, 100 Amp, Single Phase
-150 Feet Shore Power Cable
-Cam-lock ends & pigtails

Physical:
-1986 Iveco Z450 Turbo Diesel
-Weight: 18,000 lbs.
-Length: 22' 8"
-Width: 8'
-Height: 12' 10" (antenna stowed)

Operational Features:
Dual Path Capabilities:

•4-Port Feed Assembly
•Transmit on Opposite Polarities
•Receive Either / Both Polarities
-Fully Redundant RF Electronics
-Auto "Hot Standby" Switchover
-Grass Valley GV-110 Switcher
-Skycell Satellite Telephone System

Encryption Capabilities:

•B-Mac
•Leitch
•Videocipher

Also Available:
-Video Tape Editing
-5' Downlink / C or Ku Band
-DSS System
-Frame Synchronizers
-Production Equipment & Services

Licensing:
- FCC License
-Panamsat
-Intelsat
-New Skies