Wed, May 22, 2013

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To implement MDCL technology, AM licensees need a waiver of rules – read the FCC Public Notice. Nautel has made this power-saving technology FREE in its NX Series transmitters since the first NX rolled out in 2008, but you can also implement MDCL on older Nautel AM transmitters. Our MDCL Resource page is a great place to start if you want to learn more >

Wed, May 15, 2013

Read the full article with photos and comments at engineeringradio.us >

Sometimes it is the little things that catch the eye. When I was installing a Nautel transmitter recently, I was admiring the circuit boards used for the transmitter controller. I have seen a few circuit boards that are functional, but leave a little to be desired in the form department.

Does it really matter? Perhaps not, but often times those tiny, almost insignificant details come back to bite you. Little things like having the voltage regulator pins correctly placed or putting a toggle switch on the correct side of the board. I have seen both mistakes from another, well known transmitter manufacturer.

It really is the little things that make big differences. A circuit board under a cover that few people will ever see may seem like a very small and insignificant detail, but I notice and admire these things…

Learn more about how Nautel makes the world’s best transmitters >

Read the full article at radioworld.com >

Transmitter maker Nautel is pointing at a couple of post-Superstorm Sandy successes for its transmitters on its website.

Entitled, “J1000 to the Rescue Post Sandy,” the piece outlines the inundation of New Jersey-based transmitter sites for stations WMCA(AM), WNYC(FM), WLIB(AM) and WOND(AM).

The article centers on customer relations responses immediately after the storm, delivery of needed equipment and quickly getting that equipment up and running using station engineers and Nautel personnel.

Star of the episodes is the J1000, a frequency-agile AM transmitter that turns out to be a portable wonder.
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Wed, May 1, 2013

Wed, April 24, 2013

Hacketts Cove, Nova Scotia and Cleveland, Ohio — After winning multiple awards at the recent NAB convention, manufacturers Nautel and Omnia are proposing that the digital composite interface developed by the two companies be adopted as an industry standard.

The long sought after goal of a fully digital transmission chain which doesn’t sacrifice loudness has now been realized due to the collaboration between Omnia and Nautel. Introduced as Omnia Direct, the technology permits a single AES-EBU cable between the Omnia 11 and the Nautel NV Series transmitter to carry the baseband signal in digital form. This 100% digital path eliminates the noise and distortion of A/D converters and reduces potential overshoots, while ensuring full FCC mask compliance. This direct digital transfer eliminates the need to use an analog composite signal, which prior to this collaboration was the only reliable way to ensure maximum modulation for station loudness.

Nautel and Omnia are now proposing that this technology be made available via an adopted industry standard to other processing and transmitter manufacturers. “By opening up the implementation details of this collaboration, it will give the industry an opportunity to develop interoperable solutions,” said Peter Conlon, Nautel President and CEO. “Customers will have the choice of their transmitter and processor, and be able to use digital multiplex, and the industry can avoid the possibility of incompatible standards.”

“Both of our companies are very excited about the ability to offer the digital equivalent of the analog BNC-to-BNC composite (MPX) connection, where we can take the output of the audio processor’s stereo generator and couple it directly to the modulator of the exciter,” said Frank Foti, Telos Alliance CEO and Omnia Audio founder. “Interest in this technology was overwhelming at NAB. Although both Omnia and Nautel expended a great deal of time, energy and resources in developing the interface, we feel it is important enough to the Radio industry to make it an open standard for all manufacturers.”

At NAB, both Omnia and Nautel announced that the MPX over AES capability would be offered at no charge to their customers. Initially, the functionality is available on Nautel NV Series transmitters from 3.5kW to 44kW and the Omnia.11 processor. New transmitters are shipping with the feature as standard, and older NV series transmitters may be upgraded with the NV software release 4.0 which is now in controlled introduction.

Learn more about Nautel Omnia Direct >

About Nautel

Nautel has emerged as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of broadcast transmitters. With more than 12,000 transmitters deployed in over 177 countries since 1970, Nautel continues to lead the way in providing valuable new solutions for digital broadcasting and other applications.

About Omnia
Omnia products represent the state-of-the-art in audio processing for virtually any application. The top of the line Omnia.11 and the versatile Omnia.9 feature Single Sideband Suppressed Carrier capability for the potential reduction of multipath. Also available is the lower-priced Omnia ONE, which will process FM, AM, Internet, Studio applications or act as a Signal Generator on demand by simply changing software. Omnia 8x features eight, discrete Omnia processors in a single, networked appliance for multiple coded audio applications. On the software side, there is the Omnia A/XE for standalone encoding and processing of live internet streams as well as the Omnia F/XE for file-based encoding and processing. Omnia Audio offers 24/7 technical support.

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For more information please contact:
John Whyte
Director of Marketing
902-823-5174
902-802-0813 (mobile)
John.Whyte@nautel.com

Making Digital Broadcasting Work.
www.nautel.com

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