Transportable Systems
C-band Trucks
Satcom Scientific has provided C-band transportable earth stations to broadcasters and service providers since 1983. These customers include Calhoun Satellite, Mobile Satellite, Satellite & Production Services, Videocom, Satlink, Hurst USA, Roberts Communications and many, many more. The customer is welcome to choose from any truck model he desires and the size of the equipment shelter is also determined by the needs of the customer. A variety of FCC compliant C-band antennas are offered with optional feeds to enable linear and circular transmissions. The trucks can be ordered as rack-ready units or as turnkey integrated systems.
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Ku-Band Trucks
Satcom Scientific prides itself in the custom design and manufacture of Ku-band transportable earth stations. Different systems have been delivered to China Telecom, TruTV, Satellite & Production Services, Walt Disney Productions, The Ministry of Information of Oman, The ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia, NBC News, Mobile Satellite and many other satisfied customers. Need a large roomy truck with full production capabilities? SSi can deliver. Need something small and economical? SSi can do that too! Antenna sizes range from 1.2 meters to 2.4 meters and include auto acquire and auto deploy capability. Satcom Scientific has provided disaster recovery Ku-band transportables to the international market for the past 20 years. As with all of our transportable products, these Ku-band trucks can be ordered as rack-ready units or as turnkey integrated systems.
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LMSV (Land Mobile Stabilized Vehicle)
Satcom Scientific, Inc., of Orlando, Florida USA has developed a new type of transportable earth station designed to transmit compressed digital video, Voice-over –IP, and high-speed internet connectivity in a vehicle that is capable of these types of transmissions while moving at speeds of up to 65 mph (104 km/hr). The LMSV was designed and built for Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) who leased the vehicle to NBC News for use in news coverage for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The vehicle was used in Iraq by NBC reporter David Bloom, and was appropriately dubbed “The Bloom Mobile”.
Satcom Scientific chose a stock 2003 Ford F-450, 4-wheel drive crew-cab diesel truck as the platform of choice since this vehicle has proven to be a very reliable, rugged, and stable vehicle for other transportable earth stations built and delivered by Satcom Scientific. The rear seat of the crew-cab truck was removed and three EIA-19 equipment racks were installed in that area to house the rack-mounted electronics. Swivel-base seats were installed on the passenger side that allowed the operator to rotate his seat to access the electronics. The truck featured an automatic transmission, special run-flat tires manufactured by Goodyear, and a heavy-duty cooling package that was essential for desert operations.
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Multiband Trucks
Satcom Scientific was the first integrator of turnkey multi-band transportable systems. Three units were delivered to Mobile Satellite in 1996 and three more were delivered in 1997. Other multiband systems have been delivered to Starlink, Talking Rock Productions and many other satisfied customers. The transmit/receive electronics can be hub-mounted using smaller amplifiers with integrated block upconverters, or in a standard rack mounted configuration.
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