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Acrodyne and Rohde & Schwarz Team Up on Television Transmitter Sales & Marketing
February 25, 2000
In addition to the Acrodyne manufactured line of low, medium, and high power transmitters, we now offer Rohde & Schwarz digital transmitters integrated with an 8-VSB/ATSC modulator and output mask filter as well as analog systems equipped with an NTSC modulator.
Why Rohde & Schwarz…Solid-State Broadband!
Medium to High Power Outputs…Up to 15kW average UHF DTV power - Up to 40kW peak visual UHF analog power - VHF models to 20kW peak visual can be configured for DTV.
Lower Cost of Acquisition…Great combination of solid-state design and power - Low capital cost - Compact liquid-cooled designs eliminate potentially expensive indoor floor space (eliminates need for new construction.
Low Cost of Operation…High efficiency for lower power consumption - High redundancy and PC Interface control reduces or eliminates network manpower needs - Rugged design for lower maintenance costs.
Performance…High performance exciter designs for maximum coverage - Advanced technology LDMOS amplifier designs for best possible linearity (better SNR means better coverage and improved sideband response) - Superior Out-of-Band performance reduces potential for interference - Separate visual/aural configurations for analog service.
Flexibility…Broadband designs allow operation over the entire UHF band - Add power as you need it using solid-state or high power tube technology - Use as future backup transmitter - Redeployable to other network sites as a result of the broadband frequency agile design.
Acrodyne Industries, Inc., the operating subsidiary of Acrodyne Communications, Inc., and a publicly traded company (NASDAQ:ACRO) has been an established and respected manufacturer of television broadcast equipment for over three decades. Acrodyne is a leading producer of technically advanced, high quality television transmitters.
The Rohde & Schwarz group of companies, with headquarters in Munich, develops, produces, and markets, communications and Test and Measurement instruments and systems, with the emphasis on mobile radio, broadcasting, EMC measurements, general-purpose and RF test equipment, radio monitoring and radio location, radio communications, as well as IT security. Rohde & Schwarz has subsidiaries and representatives in over 70 countries. In the fiscal year 1998/99 the group with its 4,500 employees achieved a turnover in excess of 1.3 billion DM worldwide.
All press releases are available on each organization website: www.rsd.de (under Press Office) and www.acrodyne.com (in Newsroom and Investor Info).
Acrodyne Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 808, 200 Schell Lane
Phoenixville, Pa. 19146
Ph: 610-917-1300
Fax: 610-917-8148
