I like to setup TV Transmitter within 40km range.. Pls Help
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I like to setup TV Transmitter within 40km range.. Pls Help
Anyone can help me about this hobby ...
I would like to setup TV Transmitter ranges within 40km...
Please tell me where and what to buy to start this project ?
I appreciate your help mate ...
Thanks a lot
Rey Tan,
Philippines
I would like to setup TV Transmitter ranges within 40km...
Please tell me where and what to buy to start this project ?
I appreciate your help mate ...
Thanks a lot
Rey Tan,
Philippines
Hardly a hobby only, you need some serious power, we are talking killowats.
Best regards,
Marko - PCS Electronics
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whats about we use power 350w ....
cause I like to broadcast small city I think 15km radius ...
I say 40km for the allowance fo the distance ....
let say I use 300w to 350w mate .. this will serve ...?
mate ... please tell me where I start... we should say low watt and on coming days we extend the power slowly to higher watts..
Thanks a lot mate in advance ..
Thanks
Rey Tan
Philippines
I say 40km for the allowance fo the distance ....
let say I use 300w to 350w mate .. this will serve ...?
mate ... please tell me where I start... we should say low watt and on coming days we extend the power slowly to higher watts..
Thanks a lot mate in advance ..
Thanks
Rey Tan
Philippines
What about ..???
Hello mate(s) ...
what about if I buy this one?
PCIMAX TV+ tv transmitter card ..... can be found here :
http://www.pcs-electronics.com/pcimax-t ... -1202.html
or
Prefer to buy this ??
TVMAX 2000+ 3W TV TRANSMITTER ..... can be found here :
http://www.pcs-electronics.com/tvmax-20 ... -1224.html
which one is best mates? can you share opinion ?
Thanks in advance
Rey Tan
Philippines
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what about if I buy this one?
PCIMAX TV+ tv transmitter card ..... can be found here :
http://www.pcs-electronics.com/pcimax-t ... -1202.html
or
Prefer to buy this ??
TVMAX 2000+ 3W TV TRANSMITTER ..... can be found here :
http://www.pcs-electronics.com/tvmax-20 ... -1224.html
which one is best mates? can you share opinion ?
Thanks in advance
Rey Tan
Philippines
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Last edited by JammerOne on Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Yes, they work, but not 40Km range.
Otherwise, 3W TV MAX board has more range.
Otherwise, 3W TV MAX board has more range.
Best regards,
Marko - PCS Electronics
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http://www.pcs-electronics.com
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Thanks mate ...pcs wrote:Yes, they work, but not 40Km range.
Otherwise, 3W TV MAX board has more range.
what you suggest to fit my need mate?
this one you recommend?
but I know after I buy this ... you can support me how can I extend my range the signal ...
like recommending a new amplifier ... lol ...
yes this is good mate ... we do step by step ...
after that I will buy this one
GOO GOOD thats what i mean ...
please assist me mate ...
thanks
Rey Tan
Philippines
Teflon cable is usually used for internal wiring, combiners, short jumper cables etc.JammerOne wrote:by the way mates whats is ths price per meter?
this is also the cable I want to buy for the project ...
Thanks
Rey Tan
Philippines
Usually a meter or two completely fills your needs. This is not the cable used for long
installations, say 20 meters from transmitter to antenna. The main advantage is
teflon insulation meaning it handles high temperature very well. For this reason
you can solder it to power modules easily without insulation melting (or melting
during operation).
Best regards,
Marko - PCS Electronics
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http://www.pcs-electronics.com
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3W VHF tv transmitter
Well, I just had a chance to chat with one of the users of TV MAX 2000+.
I was surprised to find he is getting 6km of range (with still good signal) with
his portable ICOM receiver. I thought it would be less for 3W of power.
I was surprised to find he is getting 6km of range (with still good signal) with
his portable ICOM receiver. I thought it would be less for 3W of power.
Best regards,
Marko - PCS Electronics
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http://www.pcs-electronics.com
fax +386 4 2316 128
Marko - PCS Electronics
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You need to remember, your range much above 30 Mhz is more a factor of your Hight Over Average Terrain than TX power, this is known as the radio horizon.
To get 40 Km at VHF/UHF, your formula is 1.451 x ( SQR (mast in meters / 0.3048) ) * 1.60943 = range in Km ... In Excel it looks like this: =(1.451*(SQRT(89.43/0.3048)))*1.60943
So you're going to require a 90m mast / building / hill etc.
OK, now we have taken care of that part, lets turn to the TX ... The factor you have to consider most is your fade margin, this means when its raining, foggy etc, your signal will be
attenuated. Commercial & Government broadcasters also factor in loft antennas, poor rusty antennas that date back to the 70's etc. Typically a 20 dB safety margin is used.
If you consider an average TV to have a minimal signal requirement of 60 dBuV + our 20 dB safety margin as above, your looking to achieve 80 dBuV at 40Km range.
Getting back to the formulas again, a good rule of thumb for path loss is 96.6 + (20xlog frequency in Mhz) + (20xlog distance in miles),
in excel is looks like this: =96.6+(20*LOG(500/1000))+(20*LOG(24.85351957/1.6))
working this backwards at say 500 Mhz (around channel 25 in most system) you have a path loss of say 120 dB.
Now we can calculate TX power ... Lets start with our RX signal of 80 dBuV - 107 to give us -27 dBm, add our path loss back and lets add 3dbi gain for your RX & TX antennas (-27 + 120 - 3 - 3)
This gives a rough TX power requirement of 87 dBm ... which is close enough to 90 dBm which is 1 MILLION WATTS.
This would be in line with some commercial TV towers I just looked up.
If you wanted bare bones coverage, say 50 dBuV @ 40 Km and were willing to accept signal dropouts during rain etc, you could probably lower the power 30 dB (60 dBm) to around 1,000 Watts.
You have to remember RF is logarithmic meaning anything under a 4x isn't really noticed (I.E. power doesn't go 100w, 200w, 300w, it goes 500w, 2Kw, 8kw etc).
Play around with the formulas, I typed this in quickly so double check the formulas before doing extensive research.
I've heard of a group in Italy getting ~ 2.5 Km radius using 20W UHF, perhaps start small and work your way up
GFG
To get 40 Km at VHF/UHF, your formula is 1.451 x ( SQR (mast in meters / 0.3048) ) * 1.60943 = range in Km ... In Excel it looks like this: =(1.451*(SQRT(89.43/0.3048)))*1.60943
So you're going to require a 90m mast / building / hill etc.
OK, now we have taken care of that part, lets turn to the TX ... The factor you have to consider most is your fade margin, this means when its raining, foggy etc, your signal will be
attenuated. Commercial & Government broadcasters also factor in loft antennas, poor rusty antennas that date back to the 70's etc. Typically a 20 dB safety margin is used.
If you consider an average TV to have a minimal signal requirement of 60 dBuV + our 20 dB safety margin as above, your looking to achieve 80 dBuV at 40Km range.
Getting back to the formulas again, a good rule of thumb for path loss is 96.6 + (20xlog frequency in Mhz) + (20xlog distance in miles),
in excel is looks like this: =96.6+(20*LOG(500/1000))+(20*LOG(24.85351957/1.6))
working this backwards at say 500 Mhz (around channel 25 in most system) you have a path loss of say 120 dB.
Now we can calculate TX power ... Lets start with our RX signal of 80 dBuV - 107 to give us -27 dBm, add our path loss back and lets add 3dbi gain for your RX & TX antennas (-27 + 120 - 3 - 3)
This gives a rough TX power requirement of 87 dBm ... which is close enough to 90 dBm which is 1 MILLION WATTS.
This would be in line with some commercial TV towers I just looked up.
If you wanted bare bones coverage, say 50 dBuV @ 40 Km and were willing to accept signal dropouts during rain etc, you could probably lower the power 30 dB (60 dBm) to around 1,000 Watts.
You have to remember RF is logarithmic meaning anything under a 4x isn't really noticed (I.E. power doesn't go 100w, 200w, 300w, it goes 500w, 2Kw, 8kw etc).
Play around with the formulas, I typed this in quickly so double check the formulas before doing extensive research.
I've heard of a group in Italy getting ~ 2.5 Km radius using 20W UHF, perhaps start small and work your way up
GFG
Re: 3W VHF tv transmitter
I tried to get some hard specs on the IC-R3 (I assume that's the Icom in question?), I'm assuming 50 dBuVpcs wrote:Well, I just had a chance to chat with one of the users of TV MAX 2000+.
I was surprised to find he is getting 6km of range (with still good signal) with
his portable ICOM receiver. I thought it would be less for 3W of power.
The maths do check out:
1) A 3W TX is 35 dBm, lets assume a net 3dB TX system gain (antenna gain subtract cable runs etc), so total output is 38 dBm;
2) Assuming a frequency of 310 Mhz and a path of 6Km, that's a 98 dB path loss;
3) Assuming a net 3dB RX system gain (antenna gain subtract cable runs etc), total received signal is -57 dBm or 50 dBuV.
At apx. 40 dB S/N, that's just enough for bare bones coverage (no rain/fog margin, no old RX antenna setups etc).
GFG