Reno Satellite Uplink Truck
KU Band DVBS-S2 SD/HD QPSK through 32 APSK
Our mobile 32ft. Frontline KU Band satellite and video production truck allows you to broadcast uplink signals from the west half of the country to any location. Our Reno uplink satellite truck can also act as a receiver for downlink signals. It is a complete mobile production facility with comprehensive telecommunication abilities and a rock solid transmission foundation. Many different configurations and uplink/downlink frequency bands are available to suit your needs. Please call and inquire with Jim Parker at 1-775-329-1515.

We use a DTV Innovations Gryphon PVE-3 (IDC Titan 3) DVB-S2 HD encoder for best in class MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 compression with QPSK, 8PSK, 16QAM, 16APSK, 32 APSK schemes. It features a low video latency of 150ms and both AC-3 and uncompressed audio pass through its 16 audio channels. Our satellite truck equipment meets the demands of news and sports satellite broadcasts and is fully FCC compliant.

The truck is also equipped with SDI (standard definition) Mpeg2 and DVB-S encoding and modulation capabilities to suit clients not requiring High Definition. Please look through the equipment list below to see our different configurations and possibilities.

Physical Frontline Truck | |
---|---|
External power In- 200-240v, 2- 120v phases w/gnd | |
Onboard power regulation (100amp) | |
150' 3-pole Cam-lock power cable | |
Onan Cummings Generator | |
HWC Hydraulic Jack System | |
100g Diesel fuel capacity | |
Satellite Transmission | |
DTV Innovations Gryphon PVE-3 DVB-S2 HD Video Encoder (IDC Titan 3) | |
DTV Innovations Gryphon PVE-2 DVB-S2 HD Video Encoder (IDC Titan 2) | |
2 LNR Ku-Band Upconverters | |
MCL VPC Waveguide switcher/combiner Assembly | |
2 MCL TWTA 350watt Klystron Waveguide Amplifiers | |
Reflected by an Andrew 2.4meter steerable Dish | |
Satellite Reception | |
2 Harmonic Proview 7000 HD IRDs with 2 1Gbe output ports per unit for webcasting | |
Falcon HMR5442 Integrated receiver/decoder (IRD) with full HD 1080p 60 decoding, 8 audio channels, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 support, and 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 Chroma | |
Internal/ External Communication | |
Clear Com Matrix Plus II including: Matrix w/ 2 Telephone interfaces and 2 4-Wire interfaces 1 ICS- EIC Base station 6 ICS-92 remote stations 1 Clear Com base station for external 'Heads' | |
Telephone Patch Bay with Motorola MotoZ bluetooth cell phone system and 6 Hard Wire phone lines | |
2 Innkeeper Telephone Hybrids for 'On Air-Over the Phone' live conversations | |
Studio Technologies IFB Plus 2 with optional wireless Telex IFB | |
Video Production | |
1 GVG LDK 8000 Elite HD Triax system | |
2 GVG LDK 4000 Elite HD Triax systems | |
360 Maxx-1200HD 3 channel server with slow-mo playback | |
6 SONY D-50ws SDI Cameras with studio configuration packages | |
6 SONY CCU D-50 camera control units with 4 paint boxes | |
Sachtler, Vinten and Miller Tripods | |
Various wide angle and zoom lenses available, please inquire for your needs | |
ARRI and KinoFlow lighting packages | |
Ross Synergy 100 16 Input SDI Digital Video Switcher | |
Sigma Dagger Series DQM 1616 Digital Video/Analog Audio Router with 3 routing panels | |
Extensive Video Routing, monitoring and distribution | |
AJA Kumo HD Router 16x16 | |
Panasonic HVS300g HD switcher | |
Several Marshall HD monitors | |
Denon Bluray Player | |
Leader LV-5150D 720p/1080i HD Digital Waveform Monitor | |
Video Conversion, Audio Embedding/ De-Embedding | |
AJA FS2 Dual channel Audio/Video Converter | |
2 AJA FS1 Audio/Video Converters | |
Video Recording / Editing and Character Generation | |
1 AJA KiPro Digital recorder | |
2 Mac G-5's with Final Cut Pro 7 (1 Mac with Kona HD Card and 1 Mac with AJA SDI I/O) | |
SONY 1500A DVCam Deck | |
Chyron Duet character generator with Lyric software | |
Chyron Channel box 2 | |
Audio | |
Soundcraft Live-8, 24 channel, 8 bus, 8 Aux analog audio console | |
APHEX Compellor Exciter/Compressor for master processing | |
Sennheiser wireless Lav's and shotgun microphones as well as 'stick' mics | |
Extensive audio routing, monitoring and distribution | |
Polk Audio and JBL speakers for audio monitoring | |
Grip gear and Field Audio packages | |
Additional / Misc | |
HD Cameras Packages | |
HD Fly Package |

Contact us
Sparks, NV 89431