Private Tour: How Mobile TV Gets Made : Transmitting FLO TV to the Satellites

By Mary Branscombe , published on June 11, 2009 at 5:40 PM
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The twin dishes are used for satellite uplinks. They point at the satellite to which the MediaFLO network uploads the TV signal, but only one transmits at any given time, while the other stands by. With this size of satellite antenna and precise targeting to the satellite, microwave transmission takes less power than you might expect as each of these uplinks uses a little more than 30 watts for transmission.  

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usafang 07/23/2009 11:20 PM
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What happened to the "anti-tv" crowd that was doing so well not too long ago? The last thing I need is another way to watch more stupid programs and dumb commercials!!

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