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DAR PLUS Operator’s Guide
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Section
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Rev. C
1 System Overview
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Introduction
The DAR Plus Radio is a versatile STL solution to satisfy a broad range of transport
solutions suitable for the following applications:
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Studio-to-transmitter links and transmitter-to-studio links
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Satellite backhauls
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Analog news gathering backhauls (ICR) Intercity Relay
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Cable headend feeds
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Multi-hop networks
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Support of channel plans from 10 to 28 MHz
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Architecture supports FCC and ITU channel plans from 1.9 to 15.4 GHz
The DAR Plus is designed to be readily convert to digital operation—with easy jumper and
dip switch changes in one transmitter module and two receiver modules.
The radio can be equipped for internal or external ATSC HDTV transport using MRC’s
QM2 modems. In addition, the DAR Plus used with the MRC Variable Rate Modem (MRC
VRM) provides several transport options for transmit and receive ends.
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Modulator/Demodulator Options
Internal modem cards or external modem shelf for added flexibility in placement of digital
and RF circuits
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FMT/FMR Analog 525 or 625 line video with four audio subcarriers
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QM2 19.39 Mbps ATSC transport stream modem with additional DS1 (1.544
Mbps) data channel
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QM4 Modem - 44.736 Mbps DS3 (G.703 interface standard) channel
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COFDM modulator for paths with multipath issues
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PAL video and DVB-T transport stream support
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Variable Rate Modem for variable data rates and band width
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Operating Controls
All transmitter and receiver functions are controlled using the front panel LCD and display.
For operating instructions, see