Norsat NewsLink™
Portable SNG Terminal
Ultra-portable. Easy-to-use. Rugged.
The new Norsat NewsLink is the latest in a series of Norsat NewsLink portable satellite terminals. The Norsat NewsLink is a complete Ku-band portable satellite terminal capable of broadcast quality MPEG-2 video (up to10 Mbps).
The new portable terminal is conveniently packaged into airline checkable industrial cases. With its simple setup and alignment procedure, staff with minimal training can have the new Norsat NewsLink up and transmitting in just a matter of minutes.
The Norsat Advantage
The Norsat NewsLink is the first complete system to be designed from the ground-up to deliver broadband television broadcasting in a portable, rugged, and easy-to-use package. Only Norsat offers a complete solution including a carbon fiber segmented antenna, aluminum tripod, MPEG-2 encoder, DVB-S modulator, laptop controller, system power supply, and full Ku-band RF chain with SSPA that packs into just three airline checkable cases. Norsat is also the first in the industry to incorporate an easy-to-use graphical user interface for antenna alignment, spectrum analyzer, and transmitter and modulator control.
Rapid, Simple, Reliable Alignment, Setup, and Operation
Only the Norsat NewsLink provides a quick assembly antenna platform that can be setup in 5 minutes without tools. It comes complete with a compass, inclinometer, and GPS to aid in alignment. The sophisticated Norsat NewsLink software makes antenna alignment easy for even novice users through its alignment wizard, beacon detector, and built-in spectrum analyzer. To further simplify operation in the field, a full range of settings can be pre-configured in user selectable profiles before the Norsat NewsLink is sent out on an assignment. The Norsat NewsLink is truly changing portable satellite communications by eliminating the need to include an RF engineer on every assignment.
The Norsat NewsLink is:
- Flexible - Options for RF power, voice comms, telephony, encoder options
- Portable - transport by vehicle, helicopter, commercial airline, pack animal
- Easy-to-Use - Graphical Windows setup and operation that anyone can learn
- Rugged - Designed for harsh environments. Field tested in Iraq
- High Quality Video - Up to 10 Mbps of MPEG-2 video/audio
- Excellent Value - Better value and lower operating costs than flyaways or video phones
Flexible Options
- RF Power - 25W / 40W
- Interconnect Cables - 10m / 30m
- Video / Audio - Analog / Digital
- Services / Modems - Support for
- Paradise Datacom (Voice, IP, telephony)
- Tools - Mobile Data Wireless Display
Versatile Applications
- Ideal for broadcast quality video transmission from remote areas
- Satellite news gathering
- Military and defense field deployments
- Emergency field operations
