Acrodyne Communications - Communications Equipment

(410) 568-1629
10706 Beaver Dam Road

Cockeysville, Maryland 21030
www.acrodyne.com

Business Description

We design, manufacture and market digital and analog television broadcast transmitters and translators for domestic and international television stations, broadcasters, government agencies, not-for-profit organizations and educational institutions. The useful life of a television transmitter or translator is approximately 20 years. Our television transmitters, which range in transmission power levels from one watt for localized applications to tens of thousands of watts for large television broadcasters, have a modularized design which permits us to respond to specific customer requests. We classify our transmitters into two categories based upon the power output amplifier design. For higher power requirements we use IOT (Inductive Output Tube) power amplifiers. For low power requirements we use Solid State (transistors) output amplifiers. Lower power transmitters and higher power transmitters transmit signals in both UHF and VHF frequency bands. The VHF band covers channels two through thirteen and the UHF band covers channels above thirteen. Each transmitter permits the sender to broadcast over one channel.

All of our television transmitters feature enhanced linear amplifiers. Such units feature easy to read diagnostic displays and meters which clearly indicate a unit’s operating condition. Units automatically shut down for self-protection if out-of-tolerance conditions are encountered. We believe that our television transmitters are relatively easy to maintain since they utilize common modules and parts. Other operating features include full remote control, telemetry and status functions, and a modular design which allows for cost-effective expansion to higher output power levels.