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System for receiving TV signals retransmitted by satellites

US5276904A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 1991
Grant dateJan 4, 1994
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03B21/02
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system intended for the simultaneous reception of several TV channels retransmitted by satellites. This system comprises a multi-frequency microwave frequency head, installed in an external unit, whose inputs are connected to the satellite antennas. Wide band demodulation is made possible by a microwave frequency source controlled by a synthesizer. Digital signals transmitted by a link cable ensure programming of the synthesizer and therefore of the selected TV channels. A remodulation in amplitude modulation is performed for supplying signals in the 40-860 MHz band, carried by an existing link cable for terrestrial antennas. The system finds particular application to the simultaneous reception of several TV channels.

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