| Releases for Year 2002 |
| 05-16-02
| IDT CONTINENTAL ELECTRONICS DEMONSTRATES DRM DIGITAL BROADCAST CAPABILITIES |
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| Huntsville, AL - (May 16, 2002) -- Integrated Defense Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE: IDE), subsidiary Continental Electronics is on the leading edge of shortwave radio technology, the company successfully demonstrated that its transmitters are digital ready. The demonstration underscored the superiority of the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) broadcasting system over the conventional AM modulation system used in international shortwave broadcast bands.
The live DRM broadcast demonstration spanned 1,500 miles, from EWTN Global Catholic Network's mountain-top radio station, WEWN, in Birmingham, Ala., to the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center. DRM is an ITU-recognized digital radio broadcast system for all radio broadcasting below 30MHz. The historic event took place during NAB 2002 in cooperation with TELEFUNKEN SenderSysteme Berlin and the Fraunhofer Institute of Germany.
"Experienced broadcasters know they can count on IDT-CE for state-of-the-art technology when broadcast quality improvement is the goal," said John Uvodich, president of IDT Continental Electronics. "Demo observers repeatedly said that our AM shortwave signal sounded as clean and clear as local FM."
The demonstration featured IDT-CE's 420C 500kW transmitter and a TELEFUNKEN DRM exciter. Signals were broadcast across WEWN-licensed frequencies of 5825, 7520, 9975, 11875, and 13615 kilohertz. TELEFUNKEN also provided the special receiver, which included Fraunhofer digital decoding techniques. This Transmitter is capable of operation in standard amplitude modulation, controlled carrier-level modulation or single side band service. From a central master control panel or from a remote computer control station, this transmitter delivers full carrier power at any frequency between 3.90 and 26.1 MHz.
Founded in 1946, Dallas-based IDT Continental Electronics is a global leader in broadcast transmitter equipment. It is the foremost supplier of advanced RF transmission technology and the world's most experienced designer and builder of the highest power radio broadcast equipment, providing a full range of products for broadcasting, military and scientific applications. IDT Continental Electronics' products are used in more than 100 countries around the world. For more information about Continental Electronics, visit the company's web site at www.contelec.com or call 1.800.733.5011.
Integrated Defense Technologies, Inc., is a developer and provider of advanced electronics and technology products to the defense and intelligence industries. IDT products are installed on or used in support of a wide array of military platforms, in order to enhance their operational performance or extend their useful life. IDT products are incorporated into approximately 250 programs, which, in turn, are installed on or support over 275 platforms. IDT employs more than 1,600 people throughout the United States and Canada.
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