Diseño de la Estación Master de un Canal Internacional de Televisión para ser Transmitido a las Islas Galápagos

Abstract

In this article is exposed a master international television channel design, with SDI signals and embedded digital audio, that will be located in the Television Channels Ecuadorian Association in continental territory. The programming to be transmitted comes from five different television stations. The channel will be able to manage another digital and analogical video signals. The programming will be carried by a satellite link to the Galapagos Islands, with the possibility that the selected signal would be receipted in other Latin American regions, too; for this, three major providers of satellite carrier were analysed, the coverages and services of their respective satellites were studied. We selected Intelsat 805 for full coverage and the important applications of digital video offers. Distribution of equipment was also conducted, lighting and cooling calculations, load distribution and project cost.