Rudaw – 10-Camera OB/DSNG Production Vehicle with 1.5m Satellite Uplink

THE BRIEF

Built on a 10-tonne MAN chassis with custom coachwork from, Rûdaw needed this production truck to be robust and capable of sustaining operations in Iraq’s varying climate.

Operating conditions demanded that the truck be built on a small footprint while still being able to accommodate eight cameras and two wireless cameras, as well as four external feeds. The vehicle also offers two channels of graphics and a six-channel EVS.

C2S provided an end-to-end service, incorporating vehicle acquisition, coach build, electrical design and installation – including roof-mounted dometic air-conditioning units – systems design and integration and on-site user training.

Commissioned to enable the client to expand their outside broadcast news operations, the truck has helped Rûdaw incorporate multiple daily live broadcasts into both their live studio output and pre-recorded programmes.

Specification

KEY EQUIPMENT

• Sony PMW400 camcorders with TX70 series Triax adapters
• Boxx Meridian 5 GHz IP based wireless camera system
• Ross Carbonite 2ME vision mixer
• Ross 48×56 video router
• Ross video & audio distribution and card based processing
• Harris X50 multiprocessor units
• Ross Expression Prime graphics
• Sony PMW100 XDCAM recorder
• AJA KI-Pro recorder
• Sony PVM A170 and LMD-2341W monitors
• Osee RMS-HSC range of rack mount video monitors
• Tektronix WFM5000 measurement equipment
• Yamaha LS9-32 audio desk
• Telex Zeus III 32 port comms matrix
• Autoscript 17” prompter systems
• Autoscript 17” prompter systems
• Oyster auto-tracking satellite dish for off-air reception
• Advent Newswift 1.5m KU uplink
• Xicom 400W HPA
• MK Encoder/Decoder