News Star 2 Satellite Truck Equipment List

2.4 meter Vertex Ku satellite dish
E5740 Voyager and Tandberg Encoders
Wegener DVT2001 MPEG 2 digital encoder
2 Miteq analog exciters
2 Miteq upconverters
2 ETM 350 watt TWT Hpa’s
Unity 4000 MPEG2 IRD
2 Digital receivers
1 Analog receiver
42-foot mast with microwave transmitter and receiver

Our truck is not only equipped with the state-of-the art transmission and ENG gear, but underneath the hood, we have a Freightliner M2 Business Class with dual 60 gallon tanks that allow us to drive 700+ miles or run the generator 110 hours before needing to refuel.

Production Equipment
Up to four cameras
Grass Valley 110 Switcher
2 Beta SX tape decks (beta to beta editing capabilities)
Wireless microphones and IFB's
4 channel IFB system
RTS intercom system
16 Channel audio board
Stereo compressor/limiter
20x10 Routing Switcher
Frame Synchronizer

Communications Equipment
3 cell phones
2 satellite phones
2 Telos Phone Interfaces Electrical/Power Equipment 20 Kw generator
Dual 50 Gallon fuel tanks allow for 600 miles of driving or 100 hours of power from generator

Comfort Features
Single bunk/couch
Coffee maker
USB printer
DVD player
VHS player/recorder

Night and Day in Alaska
Producers often wonder if they're going to have to deal with 24-hour darkness when coming to Alaska. The answer is-it depends on where and when you go.

Click here to learn more about daylight in Alaska.