RFX-CMT Central Camera Mount Transmitter Shines at Historic Event

When it
came to covering the United States Golf Association’s 2007 U.S. Open, RF
Central, the leading digital microwave technology provider, was the clear
choice for camera mounted RF transmitters.

While the
golfers struggled in the difficult conditions at Oakmont Country Club, the site
of this year’s open, television broadcasters had no such problems transmitting
the live action to a global audience thanks to RF Central’s RF Extreme line of
2 GHz camera transmitters.

The
professionals at Total RF, which designed, built and operated the microwave
systems at the U.S. Open, chose RF Central’s RFX-CMT Central Camera Mount
Transmitter (CMT) to transmit high-quality wireless video from storied
Oakmont. Total RF employed more than a dozen compact, ultra-reliable
CMT’s, which delivered flawless video of all the action. RF Central’s RF
Extreme products served NBC Television, ESPN,

ESPN.com,

Japan’s TV Asahi,

Europe’s B-Sky-TV and others.

“We
provide the finest quality wireless infrastructure for broadcast, operated by
the most competent people in the business,” says Stephen Gansky, president of
Total RF. “In a high-intensity, live event, such as the U.S. Open, there are
simply no second chances. RF Central’s RF Extreme CMT allows directors and
producers to bring the viewer right into the middle of the action. The CMT
allows total portability in the most demanding of conditions. It is reliable
and consistent; it won’t let you down.”

A team of
trained engineers and technicians took to the golf course armed with the CMT’s,
which transmit COFDM digital video in an ultra-low delay mode of just one
frame. RF Central’s RF Extreme transmitters were received across the course at
multiple antenna locations, and the signal was then transmitted back to
broadcast control by more than 110,000 feet of 12-strand fiber—more than 250
miles of fiber—across the course.

“The CMT’s
are perfect for this kind of application,” comments Keith Blaisdell, RF Central
director of engineering. “The broadcaster asked for a small, portable unit with
maximum flexibility. With full frequency agility, the availability of variable
modulator bandwidth, ASI-in capability, full MPEG menu control and ultra-low
delay capability, the CMT is at the front of the class.”