MDR-2 Portable Diversity Receiver

The The MDR-2 is a portable, dual diversity digital microwave receiver that may be rapidly deployed to cover sports, news, and outside broadcasts from ground locations, from the air, or from a moving vehicle, and is the is the ideal companion to a camera mounted COFDM transmitter. In a typical diversity receiver system, two omni-directional antennas are connected to two separate Low Noise Block Down Converters (LNB) by cable or direct N-Type connectors. Both LNBs are then connected by coaxial cable to UHF input ports provided at the rear of the MDR-2, at distances of up to 100 feet depending on frequency and cable type. The MDR-2 receiver samples the signal to noise ratio (SNR) from both antennas, constructing an optimized signal from one or both of the signals.

Key Features

  • Maximum Ratio Combining (MaxRC) receiver technology
  • Compact and Lightweight
  • Tripod or Rack Mountable
  • Simplified Controls with Single Front Panel Switch
  • “Link Quality (LQ)” for active display of signal integrity
  • Programmable “Presets”
  • MPEG-2 SD std. with optional HD ( 4:2:0 or 4:2:2)
  • NTSC/PAL with 4 Audios and AES/EBU Digital Audio
  • Wayside Data Channel
  • DVB-ASI Output
  • COFDM Demodulation DVB-T Compliant (6, 7, 8 MHz Bandwidth)
  • QPSK, 16QAM, or 64QAM Modulation

Related Products

Data Sheets

MDR-2-1

 Accessory Items

  • 8 dBi Gain Omni-directional Antennas
  • MRC Block Downconverters (BDC)
  • Tri-Pod Antenna/BDC Mounting Brackets
  • Medium-Duty Tripod