SatcoDX - TELE-satellite International Magazine
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A copy of <strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong> with the ARION test<br />
report on the cover sitting on top of a professional<br />
PowerVu decoder?<br />
Mario Sussi explains, “When I read the ARION<br />
receiver test report in <strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong>, an HD<br />
receiver with an upscaler, I immediately ordered 20<br />
of them.”<br />
Mario had an idea: he connected an L-band modulator<br />
(in the IF frequency range) to the ASI output<br />
on the PowerVu receiver. This he connected to the<br />
IF input on the ARION and, presto, “I can now take<br />
the SD signal from our program and very simply<br />
upscale it to HD.”<br />
▲ This is what the control software from PowerVu looks like: with this<br />
encryption system, each receiver can be individually controlled. AFRTS, the<br />
American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, also uses PowerVu.<br />
Susanna explains how it works: “We can individually turn on and off a maximum<br />
of 30,000 customers/receivers; right now we have about 9000 customers.”<br />
Each customer can be activated for up to 255 individual services; each<br />
service could be a video channel, an audio channel or a data channel. On<br />
the screen you can see 255 buttons. Button 44, for example, is the video<br />
signal from Unive TV “gray”. “We can even change the transponder frequency<br />
in the receiver from here”, explains Susanna about the PowerVu<br />
system, “The receiver switches automatically to the new transponder without<br />
the customer even realizing it.”<br />
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Pietro Del Tessandoro is Mario Sussi’s right-hand man<br />
and is also responsible for the uplink encoder.<br />
▲ The individual PIDs are lined up with the corresponding signals through<br />
the PowerVu software.<br />
fessional LNBs are very frequency-stable and can therefore<br />
receive 8PSK in DVB-S without any problems.” For the feedhunters<br />
within the DXer group, Mario recommends searching<br />
for frequency-stable LNBs. “There are some manufacturers<br />
that produce standard LNBs that would fit the bill.”<br />
Mario looks at it as part of his job description to always be in<br />
step with the technology. But he can also see the dangers: “You<br />
need to be in the right place at the right<br />
time; it doesn’t help to invest too soon,<br />
but at the same time you don’t want to be<br />
too late to embrace new technology.”<br />
It’s demanding work but Mario is always<br />
ready for it. And finally, some praise for<br />
<strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong>: “<strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong> always<br />
keeps me up to date with the latest products<br />
on the market; this makes my job<br />
much easier.” That makes us happy of<br />
course!<br />
This is what the back of a regular PowerVu<br />
receiver looks like as it is installed in the Teleippica<br />
betting offices.<br />
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www.<strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong>.com — 10-11/2008 — <strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong> & Broadband<br />
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