Andrew. (UHF antenna sold to TV station KTVW in Phoenix)(Cutting Edge)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, November, 1997 by Dickson, Glen

Univision station KTVW-TV Phoenix has taken delivery of an Andrew TRASAR elliptically polarized top-mounted UHF antenna. The antenna, located on South Mountain eight miles south of Phoenix, is designed to radiate both horizontal and vertical polarizations. This transmission technique improves reception to second and third television sets in homes that aren't connected to a cable input or an outside receive antenna, relying instead on their own indoor antennas.

For the KTVW-TV project, Andrew also supplied 250 feet of HJ9HP-50 HELIAX transmission line, which gives the high power-handling capability of a rigid transmission line in a five-inch air-dielectric coaxial cable. Andrew says the HJ9HP-50 coaxial cable was ideal for KTVW-TV'S self-supporting tower,...

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