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AVS – Rockin’ New Year’s Eve 2011 |
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 14:08 |
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For the 40th anniversary of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, ABC selected Aerial Video Systems (AVS) to provide RF coverage of the quintessential New Year’s Eve party emanating from Times Square in New York City. ABC wanted the hosts, Ryan Seacreast and Jenny McCarthy, to be able to report unencumbered by cables along Broadway from 42nd to 47th Streets. The directive from ABC was to have uninterrupted and robust RF coverage throughout the Square. They also wanted an elevated camera position to capture the scope of the party and to feed live programming to three of the monster-sized HD big screens encircling Times Square.  For the roving HD RF cameras, AVS outfitted two steadicam units with their customized Sony P-1 camera configuration along with the Link Research L1500 HD microwave systems. AVS pioneered the adaptation of the P-1 to the steadicam and it has the lightest and most ergonomic profile in the industry. The steadicams were also equipped with wireless tele-prompters for the talent. A wireless program return monitor system accompanied each unit and permited the hosts to interact more naturally with each other. A third roving camera was an ABC provided Sony 1500, which was married to a Link L1500 transmitter and camera battery via a customized AVS camera bracket. Continuous Wireless coverage for the five block party was made possible by use of the AVS proprietary RF over Fiber system which connected the remote antenna sites placed along Broadway Ave to the ABC control point.  Times Square on New Year’s Eve can pose frequency challenges. To alleviate interference issues, AVS coordinated and licensed military test flight telemetry frequencies in the 1.4GHz and 2.3GHz band through AFTRCC and the FCC. These frequencies were used for the three roving RF cameras, prompter and return video feeds. Per the ABC directive, the RF was continuously rock solid throughout the broadcast. “The show was flawless,” said Geoff Howe, AVS’ director of engineering.  To capture the spectacle of Times Square for the nearly 23 million television viewers, AVS deployed a Sony 1500 at the top of the Marriott Hotel. The signal for this camera was sent from the hotel roof back to ABC’s control room via the Link L1500 7GHz transmitter. “It was a great way to ring in the New Year,” said Randy Hermes, president of AVS. |
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LINK Research Digital Pre-Distortion (LDPD) tees off at the Open Golf Championship at Royal St Georges |
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Friday, 07 October 2011 09:49 |
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At this year’s Open Golf Championship LINK Research’s latest wireless camera RF module, incorporating real time pre-distortion which offers unrivalled adjacent channel performance and the ultimate in clean RF spectrum, was used for the first time by Aerial Video systems (AVS).   
For such a large broadcast event frequency spectrum allocation can be limited. To alleviate this situation AVS utilized LINK’s field changeable L1500 RF modules to provide flexible operation over the 1.4GHz and 2GHz bands. Even with this flexibility, when multiple wireless cameras are in operation adjacent RF channel operation becomes unavoidable. Despite this, AVS combined its operational knowledge with the superior adjacent channel performance of LINK’s pre-distortion RF module (L1510-1927PD) and L2174 receiver to give HD coverage of the entire 18 hole course with just four receive sites and six ground based camera transmitters operating at 100mW. This set up proved that large areas such as these can be covered effectively and reliable with a minimum amount of receive points when combined with the LDPD technology. A separate dedicated receive site was used with 20MHz LMS-T to provide outstanding aerial views of the actions. The championship itself was a thrilling event played in atrocious conditions.This year marks the seventh year AVS have been on site to provide RF services. At the end of four blustery days, Darren Clarke fulfilled his lifetime sporting dream with a three-shot victory becoming the first UK winner since 1999. To find our more about the NEW LINK Pre-Distortion (LDPD) click here To Contact AVS click here |
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AVS Heads Back to the Southern Hemisphere for Rugby World Cup |
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Wednesday, 05 October 2011 15:29 |
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The Rugby World Cup kicked off in New Zealand on the 9th September and AVS were in the thick of the action providing LINK wireless camera systems to capture all the excitement of this fantastic tournament. This is the biggest sporting event in New Zealand’s history and the 20 teams will battle for a spot in the Final on the 23rd October. AVS is supplying 12 Link L1500 HD wireless systems, 4 Sony P1 camera packages AVS has customized for Steadicam applications, 12 AVS proprietary RF-over-fiber systems, comms and crew for both the world coverage and domestic New Zealand broadcasts. In order to air all 48 matches being contested throughout the island nation, Sky Sports, the host broadcaster, is utilizing four trucks and two flypacks at 12 separate venues. This event will be viewed in over 200 countries by more than 4 billion people making this the third most watched sporting event in the world. Drawing on AVS’ long history of supporting events throughout New Zealand, AVS coordinated country-wide frequency licenses, allowing for seamless transitions from venue to venue. |
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WITH AVS THE SKY IS THE LIMIT AT US OPEN |
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011 14:47 |
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After numerous successful broadcast collaborations, Sky Sports approached Aerial Video Systems (AVS) to provide its RF video and audio requirements at the 2011 US Open. Players from around the world have converged on the USTA Tennis complex at Flushing Meadows, NY. Sky Sports will bring the tennis action to a worldwide audience every day through the championship match on September 11. To assist in that coverage, AVS is marrying one of its Link L-1500 HD 1.4GHz microwave systems to a Thomson LDK-8000 camera with a Viper “short” back for hand held use. Receive sites have been established throughout the venue to provide full coverage with the HD RF hand held camera system. AVS is also providing complete Sennheiser wireless mic packages and RFPL systems for communications. All the wireless video and audio will utilize AVS’ proprietary RF-over fiber system for robust coverage. AVS provided the HD RF systems for Sky Sports’ broadcast of the 2010 Rowing World Championships from Lake Karapiro in New Zealand. Next month AVS will return to New Zealand for Sky Sports to provide twelve HD microwave camera systems for six weeks of broadcast coverage from pool play to the finals of the Rugby World Cup. |
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The AVS “Advantage” at the US Open |
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011 14:44 |
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Aerial Video Systems (AVS) is again providing the wireless video and audio systems for CBS’ coverage of the US Open being held at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, NY. The network will broadcast some 375 hours of tennis spread among CBS, ESPN and the Tennis Channel. This is CBS’ 44th consecutive year of airing the US Open. To cover the 42 acre tennis complex, AVS has strategically established receive sites throughout the venue via its proprietary RF-over fiber system. AVS outfitted two of CBS’ Ikegami HDK-79 HD handheld cameras with their Link L-1500HD 1.4GHz microwave transmitters. In addition to the RF video, the Burbank based company is providing wireless microphone systems for the roving reporters and players’ lounge. AVS is also providing IFB and PL communication systems to round out the equipment package. AVS coordinated frequencies for the 1.4GHz Link systems through AFTRCC and secured licensing at the FCC. The frequencies for the wireless mics, IFB and PL systems were coordinated with the assistance of Louis Libin, the local SBE Coordinator. The first round matches of The US Open begin on August 29 and will conclude with the finals on September 11. This is the 10th anniversary of 9-11 and this final will no doubt be very emotional for New York and all the US, regardless of the outcome. |
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