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Broadcasters Show Daily 3 7 Tuesday, April 25, 2017 series with optimized attenuation to 38 GHz for Ka-band applications, the 180 series performing to 34 GHz and 150 series operating to 44 GHz. These prod- ucts are complemented with its 1571 cable series offering industry leading attenuation performance, 64dB/100 feet at 40 GHz. These cables are widely used in both military and commercial satellite communications applications. To support customer demand in new and existing high power markets, IW now has 1 5/8 and 7/8 EIA flange designs available for use with its established 4806 cable. With proven power handling of 15KW at 13.56MHz, 3KW at 1 GHz, and a range of interconnect options available, 4806 is an increasingly popular selection for broadcast transmission systems. IW 50 Ω cables are used in custom configurations for high performance audio applications. Multi-coax compos- ites using stranded center conductor cables are employed due to extremely low attenuation achieved by its low den- sity PTFE proprietary lamination process and silver plated copper conductor and double shield design. Founded in 1970, Insulated Wire, Inc. developed a unique PTFE lamination process and applied it to the manufacturing of wire and cable. This process allowed IW to manufacture products of unprecedented reliability along with smaller diameters. Combining the lamination process with a patented shield design allowed Insulated Wire to become one of the leaders in low loss microwave transmission lines utiliz- ing both solid and expanded PTFE dielectrics. This combination of features allowed Insulated Wire to produce microwave cables with the lowest attenua- tion loss per foot in the industry. In 1988, IW expanded its operations and created the IW Microwave Products Division. Insulated Wire has produced both wire and cable to serve medical, audio, geophysical, defense, telecommunications, data and instrumentation markets. IW Microwave Products is a Division of Insulated Wire, Inc. that offers a wide range of microwave cable assemblies that operate from the low MHz to 70 GHz in frequency. These cables, coupled with a IW (Cont'd. from p. 1) broad array of connectors, allow IW to create custom assemblies for both military and commercial applications. IW strives to stay ahead of the ever- changing military/commercial microwave markets by implementing new products and processes. These include cables with stable phase performance over both tem- perature and flexure, its Tuf-Flex™ cables, which offer compression resist- ance up to 250 pounds per linear inch, polyurethane jacketed cables for low smoke/zero halogen applications and stranded center conductor cable for increased flexibility. Its high performance 75 Ω cables are being used in the video tracking and surveillance areas of UAVs, and satellite launch vehicles. IW has developed a special procedure to work with the increasing demand for smaller cables and connectors without compro- mising performance. Each cable assembly is manufactured under strict process controls in accordance with IPC-WHMA-A-620 procedures. IW offers measurements of return loss, insertion loss, phase matching, time delay and amplitude matching up to 67 GHz. In addition, testing for humidity, salt spray, vibration, thermal shock, flexure and hydrostatic pressure, among others, can be conducted either in-house or in an approved laboratory environment. IW's engineering staff can help with questions that may occur during any phase of a project. This includes assis- tance for cable/connector configuration in racks, "black boxes" and other systems where transmission line performance is critical, specialized custom designs and anything in between. IW can also be on- site to help with cable routing and instal- lation. Engineering support is also avail- able for optimal cable/connector selec- tion for unique applications. IW operates two facilities: headquar- ters and cable manufacturing are located in Bayport, New York and the Microwave Products Division, responsi- ble for the production and sale of all microwave assemblies, is located in Bethel, Connecticut. For more information, go to www .iw-microwave.com or stop by booth #SU7222. the most high profile installations in the U.S., such as One World Trade Center," said Doug Gratzer, President, International Towers Incorporated. "We are excited for the opportunity to partner with such an esteemed company, as we can be confident that the products we are installing are some of the best in the industry." With regional offices across the U.S. and experienced tall-tower crews, ITI is immediately available to support re-pack transition efforts and can support antenna and line repair and replacement, as well as transmitter and combiner, diplexer and in- house component installation and tuning. "As a global designer and manufac- turer of cable, antenna and tower sys- tems, it makes great sense for RFS to partner with a licensed general contractor like ITI, which has over 30 years of expe- rience supporting the national broadcast- ing industry with services such as design, manufacturing and erection of new broadcast structures and modification of existing broadcast structures," said Scott Martin, Director of Broadcast Sales at Radio Frequency Systems (RFS). RFS offers a full suite of broadcast products that are frequency agile, polar- ization agile and future proof, including the SBB series of wideband slot antennas and PEP Lite antennas, which provide low wind-load and allow operation on any channel within the full UHF band. The company's RFStar™ UHF Slotted Array Antennas provide a simple, reli- able option for single or dual channel fixed polarization applications. Radio Frequency Systems (Cont'd. from p. 1) "Not only will broadcasters now be able to use a single supplier for infra- structure products and installation servic- es, but they will also be guaranteed that services will be available in conjunction with product delivery," Gratzer said. For this year's NAB Show, RFS is showcasing a combination of new and established broadcast antennas connector kits, air-dielectric cable products and a new channel combiner in booth #C2022. In addition, RFS is participating in a "Building an advanced customizable RF Transmission System at One World Trade Center" event as part of the NAB Broadcast Engineering and IT Conference (BEITC) on April 26 at 9:00 a.m. in room #N242 of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Slotted antenna technology – the cornerstone of the RFStar product line – is the subject of a presentation on April 25 at 2:30 p.m in room N256. ITI is showcasing its extensive capa- bilities for the broadcast market and highlights from its 40-year history in booth #C1047. "We will demonstrate our ability to meet the needs of broadcasters related to RF infrastructure impacted by the repack, including structural tower modifications, antenna and line installa- tion, and replacement, combiner and fil- ter installation," Gratzer said. "We stand ready to support the industry's goal of a successful deployment of their new sys- tems." For further information, visit booth #C1047. After the show, visit www.rfs world.com or www.itowersinc.com. provides technical phone support. Toner Cable has partnered with many new manufacturers that offer HD 4K, fiber optic systems, DOCSIS 3.1, OTT solutions and IPTV. Toner Cable Equipment is proud to announce that it is the distributor for the following manufacturer's products to enhance its line of solutions: T21: the T96261-D is a HEVC (4K) decoder with UDP/RTP, FEC, Zixi, Motama, Aspera and is ideal in public and private networks, live contri- bution, news contributions and sports contribution. RF Design: offers the most afford- able L-Band switch in the industry. The L-Band switch is space saving, offering a 1RU, 19-inch rack mount, frequency range 850-2450 and is available in 50 and 70 Ohm, with no routing limitations. ATEME: a global leader in HEVC, Toner Cable Equipment (Cont'd. from p. 1) H.264, MPEG2 video compression solu- tions for broadcast, cable DTH, IPTV AND OTT. Bandwidth sensitive applica- tions and unrivaled compression efficien- cy delivers an increased quality of expe- rience while reducing operating costs, with very low latency. InfoValue: IPTV middleware, BIZTV; MPEG-1, 2, 4, H.264 over exist- ing IP networks, full feature multicast and video-on-demand, streaming proto- cols including RTSP, RTP and UDP, IPTV with Electronic Program Guide (EPG). What makes Toner Cable Equipment unique is that whatever your application, it can offer several different manufactur- ers products that will fit your project and budget. Stop by the Toner booth #SU9117 to discuss how it can help with your next project. For more information, visit booth #SU9117 or go to www.tonercable.com. affordable, fast and high-scale computing technology available – GPUs. Our code evolved to saturate the complete potential of the latest Nvidia cards. We have been pro- gramming on GPUs since 2004, so we have vast experience in extreme high-perform- ance image processing." Over the years, Cinnafilm has lever- aged its knowledge of image science, and the physics of noise reduction and signal optimization, to become a recognized leader. The company's patented software tools have supplanted legacy hardware solutions, as the sophistication of its code and the power of Nvidia's GPUs has grown. "About four years ago, we began winning side-by-side shootouts against the industry's hardware incumbents," reflects Maurer. "Now, I don't think we've lost an A/B test in about three years." Cinnafilm's product line includes three distinct technologies: Dark Energy ® , Tachyon ® and Wormhole. Dark Energy has been a noise reduction, tex- ture optimization and up-res game changer. Originally designed for theatri- cal and restoration use, Dark Energy was QC'd during its development with the best DCI projectors on the biggest screens. The practice of making transpar- ently-improved images for theaters meant that Dark Energy was more than ready to make better looking streams – with fewer bits – today. Like its namesake, a theoretical faster-than-light particle, Tachyon seems Cinnafilm (Cont'd. from p. 1) to defy the laws of physics, delivering broadcast-quality de-interlacing, inverse telecine, challenging frame rate conver- sions and varispeeds, faster than real time. Meanwhile, Wormhole makes crys- tal-clear runtime conversions of commer- cials, programs and movies. "Our success to date has been really encouraging," Maurer says. "But now, we're starting down a path we've been heading towards all along. Initially, we were thinking about Grid Computing to centralize and democratize our products. All those years ago, we certainly didn't foresee GPUs in the cloud, but now they are. So, what we're packaging today is all our expertise into a global 24/7/365 image processor in the sky called PixelStrings." PixelStrings is an on-demand, pay-as- you-go OpEx PaaS. It will produce opti- mizations and conversions for video at a fraction of the cost of typical high-end outsourced services. Initially, PixelStrings will be offered on AWS, accessing content stored in S3. Later this year, PixelStrings plans to add data-optimized IMFs through its partnership with CineCert. In early 2018, DCPs will be added. "Our team has been solving difficult problems with revolutionary software for years," says Maurer. "Sort of like one moonshot after another. PixelStrings has sort of been our Mars expedition. And the countdown is underway." For more information, go to www.pixel strings.com or stop by Wynn Parlor – M.