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Satellite Uplink and Production Truck Rental

Colonial Williamsburg Productions offers quality, experience and cost effectiveness to your production.

Clients include: CNN, CNBC, Cox Media/Cox Sports, ESPN, Northrop Grumman, BskyB Skynews, WCVE Richmond VA, WHRO Norfolk VA, WTKR Norfolk VA, WTVR Richmond VA.

For contract to hire information:

Primary 24 Hour Contact:
Jon Stiehm
(757) 784-4384 Cellular
jstiehm@cwf.org

Linda Randulfe
(757)565-8413
lrandulfe@cwf.org

William Wagner
(757) 220-7143
wwagner@cwf.org

Colonial Williamsburg Productions’ mobile Ku satellite uplink and production truck provides dual path Ku Digital SDI Uplink with the optional capability of on-board 5-camera production. The extensive shore panel accepts SDI digital video and/or NTSC composite video along with AES, SDI embedded, and/or analogue audio. On-board Frame Synchs and A:D Converters accommodate various broadcast program formats.

38-foot truck for satellite access and live location production.
Weight: 54,000 pounds
Height: 13' 6"
Width: ten feet, mirror-to-mirror
Multi - State IRP registration
On-board 20K generator or Shore Power (100 amp single phase) via Cam-Lok cables
Dual Path KU Uplink (Digital and/or Analogue)
KU Downlink (2 each Tandberg Digital IRDs and 2 each Analogue Receivers)

Satellite:

2 each Tandberg E-5740 SDI encoders (SDI w/embedded or AES digital audio)
2 each Tandberg TT-1260 IRDs (SDI video and 2 AES output)
DX Analogue Receivers
Miteq Analogue Modulators (3 audio SC)
Miteq UC-9696 Upconverters
MCL VPC Controller
MCL MT3200 HPAs
RCI Antenna Controller

Video:

10 Input Digital Switcher: Philips DD10
5 Digital Cameras: Philips LDK 100 (switchable 16x9 or 4x3)
3500 feet camera Triax
Angenieux and/or Canon (12x5.3 and 15x8.3) lenses
Sachtler tripods
2 – Philips 950 DVCPro 50 Digital VTRs (on board) w/ 2 additional DVCPro 50 decks available
DNF 4 deck controller available, if specified
Digital Router: Leitch Via 32X32 (SDI and AES)
2 Digital Process Synchronizers with Frame Syncs: Leitch DPS 575 (NTSC Analogue or SDI/AES Digital)
Character Generator: Inscriber VMP
2 SDI Embedders/Disembedders
GPS Clock System
ATSC and NTSC Tuners/Demods

Audio:

4 each JBL 4406 Monitor Speakers (2 video production/2 audio booth).
2 QSC Audio Amplifiers (1 each video production and audio booth)
3 Channel Patchable Dorrough C2 Audio Meters
1 Digital Production Mixer: Yamaha O2R v2 48 channel console
1 each Tascam DA-98TC 8-Channel Digital Tape Recorder
1 each Tascam DA-40 DAT recorder
1 each Marantz PMCD340 programmable CD Player
Multiple A:D Converters and D:A Converters
2 each 12-Channel, 200’ Audio Snakes (1 Fan:Fan / 1 Fan:Stage box
1 each 28-Channel (16x12) 100’ Audio Snake (Fan:Fan)
NC3 cables, 12 each 25’, 50’, & 100’
2 each Electrovoice RE-16 dynamic handheld wired microphones
4 each Countryman B-6 wired lavaliere microphones
2 each Wohler switchable monitor panels (AES and analogue)

Communications:

6 channel / 12 output RTS intercom w/headsets
Dual muff camera headsets
8 channel RTS IFB with 4 each 4030 beltpacks and 3 Lectrosonics wireless IFB systems
7 each 2-line phone sets (to Shore panel)
3 Cell Phones (2 to Shore panel/ 1 direct to Uplink Engineer)
1 RTS TW-1224 (2 wire:4 wire or Clearcom Intercom Interface)
1 Telephone Hybrid (active): Telos Delta 100
2 Telos Link Telephone to Intercom
Patching on Shore panel for 4 Telco Land lines
WTVR Channel 6 Richmond VA

Playout/Studio Uplink In-Place note:
For playout and/or studio interviews; from our “normal” spot, tied to our studio, we can easily access satellites in an arc from Estrela Do Sul 1/Telstar 14 @ 63 degrees WL to AMC-15 @ 105 degrees WL.

Additional Production note:
Lens Info for CW Productions’ Phillips Cameras:
2- Angenieux 15X8.3
2- Angenieux 12X5.3
2- Canon 14X 8.5
1- Angenieux 26X 7.8

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