Roger Wilson BScContinental MicrowaveRevised byJ K Levett BSc, C Eng MIEE Formerly Senior Project ManagerFixed Links, BBC, and Crown Castle International
6.6 Microwave Radio Relay Systems
6.6.1 Types of Microwave Link
Different types of terrestrial microwave link system are availablefor:
- electronic news gathering;
- outside broadcast;
- remote viewfinder;
- fixed radio relay.
The first three of these are covered in other chapters of this publication.
6.6.1.1 Fixed Radio Relay
Microwave radio relay links (see Figure 6.6.1) associated with broadcasting normally comprise permanently installed rack-mounted equipment and fall into two categories:
- Distribution links, which are used to transmit video and audio signals from a studio to a broadcast ...
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