Powerful and Efficient

ARCTEK Gray is equipped with the latest in HD uplink technology. ARCTEK Gray is the perfect transmission vehicle for "REMI" or "At Home" type productions, sports backhauls, breaking news and corporate events. This truck features 14 encoders allowing ARCTEK Gray to transmit Mpeg2/Mpeg4/HEVC via KU satellite, fiber, or over IP.

This is the Ku-band encoding truck you want next to your production unit. Whether you are transmitting SD/HD, Mpeg2/Mpeg4, HEVC, DVBS/DVBS2 modulation, or a 14 path mux, ARCTEK Gray can handle it all.

ARCTEK broke new ground in 2004 with one of the first Sprinter uplinks in the country, and now with the slightly larger chassis, Arctek Gray provides excellent interior space and technical upgrades making this uplink highly versatile. This unit is as reliable as they come. Request ARCTEK Gray for your next show. You won't be disappointed. 

ARCTEK Gray Equipment List

• Sat-lite 1.8 meter carbon fiber antenna
• Redundant 400 watt TWTs
• Redundant upconverters
• 14 encoders
• 420/422
• Encoding Mpeg2/Mpeg4/HEVC
• Modulation DVBS/DVBS2/QPSK/8PSK/16PSK
• Video SD/HD/1080p/HDR/4K
• 16 channel audio monitoring
• Multiple paths 4 SCPC or 14 muxed signals
• Bit stream analyzer
• Multiple receivers
• 20 fiber at the I/O
• 32 x 32 A/V router
• 16 x 4 Audio mixer
• Hard drive record
• RTS intercom/telos interface
• 2 channels IFB
• HD DSS return
• Multiviewer 55” display
• Producer/editor work station
• 3 cell phones

Powerful encoding and monitoring in an efficient design

We took our experience in building the world's first C-band uplink on the Sprinter platform in 2006 and combined the technology from ARCTEK Magenta to create this highly versatile C-band encoding truck.

ARCTEK Black is the perfect encoding vehicle, capable of C-band satellite, fiber and IP transmission for sporting events, REMI type productions, backhauls, concerts and corporate events. ARCTEK Black has multiple levels of redundancy with dual 500 watt SSPAs, redundant upconverters, 4 modulators, and 14 encoders with MUXing.

ARCTEK Black is equipped with Mpeg 2, Mpeg 4 and HEVC compression.  HEVC can save up to 40% bandwidth needs at the same quality as a Mpeg4 carrier.  ARCTEK Black has complete HD, 1080p (HDR OR SDR), and 4K video/audio monitoring utilizing a 16-input multiviewer on a 55” display.  It can monitor all the feeds needed to ensure your event is transmitted at the highest quality.

The smaller Sprinter platform brings an added bonus to broadcast tech managers who have been faced with placing large C-band transmission trucks in already crowded parking areas.

ARCTEK Black Equipment List

• AVL 2.4m antenna
• Redundant 500 watt IRT SSPAs
• Redundant upconverters
• 4 modulators
• 420/422
• 14 encoders with Mpeg2/Mpeg4/HEVC compression
• Modulation DVBS2/QPSK/8PSK/16PSK
• Video SD/HD/1080p/HDR/4K
• 16 channel audio monitoring
• Bit stream analyzer
• Multiple receivers
• Multiviewer 55” display
• RTS intercom
• HD DSS return
• 20 fiber at the I/O
• Hard drive record
• 2 cell phones

Trusted C-band technology into a small, efficient and economical package

We've taken our experiences with the Sprinter chassis uplinks and combined them with tried and true C-band technology to create ARCTEK Blue.

ARCTEK Blue is the perfect digital C-band transmission vehicle for "REMI"/"At Home" type productions, single source, or multiple feed backhauls. ARCTEK Blue is equipped with 14 encoders capable of MPEG2, MPEG4 or HEVC compression plus dual 750 watt transmitters that provide efficient linear power to saturate any satellite. ARCTEK Blue is versatile enough to encode and transmit via Cband satellite, fiber and IP.

ARCTEK Blue is equipped with Mpeg 2, Mpeg 4 and HEVC compression.  HEVC can save up to 40% bandwidth needs at the same quality as a Mpeg4 carrier. ARCTEK Blue has complete HD, 1080p (HDR OR SDR), and 4K video/audio monitoring utilizing the 16-input multiviewer on a 55” display.  It can monitor all the feeds needed to ensure your event is transmitted at the highest quality. Also included in ARCTEK Blue’s monitoring chain is a bit stream analyzer and 16 channels of audio monitoring. Combining all these features on the Sprinter platform gives you the tools to ensure the quality of your transmission while keeping the transmission footprint small in crowded compounds.

ARCTEK Blue Equipment List

• AVL 2.4m antenna
• Redundant 750 watt TWTs
• Redundant upconverters
• 14 encoders with Mpeg2/Mpeg4/HEVC compression
• Video SD/HD/1080p/HDR/4K
• 4 modulators
• Modulation DVBS/DVBS2/QPSK/8PSK/16PSK
• 20 fiber inputs at the IO
• 16 audio channels transmission and monitoring
• Bit stream analyzer
• Multiple receivers
• 32 x 32 A/V router
• Audio Mixer
• Multi-viewer LED HD monitors
• RTS intercom
• HD DSS return
• Producer/editor workstation 
• 2 Cell phones

Tradition of Excellence Continues with ARCTEK Magenta

ARCTEK Magenta is equipped with the reliable HD features you have come to trust from ARCTEK. In addition, ARCTEK Magenta is 1080p and 4K capable utilizing HEVC compression. This along with Mpeg2 and Mpeg4 compression makes ARCTEK Magenta one of the most versatile trucks in the market. ARCTEK Magenta can transmit up to 14 paths and is ready to do “REMI" or "At Home” type productions with the roominess only a Sprinter offers.

ARCTEK Magenta is the perfect KU transmission vehicle for your high-profile sports backhaul, live news or corporate events. ARCTEK Magenta has latest in HD encoding and modulation to maximize bandwidth as well as the monitoring you’ve come to expect from an ARCTEK truck.

Back in 2004 ARCTEK was an innovator by starting the sprinter uplink trend and with ARCTEK Magenta we have perfected it. At just 21 feet long by 7 feet wide ARCTEK Magenta is small enough to fit in any television compound, yet big enough to deliver your signal with redundancy.

ARCTEK Magenta Equipment List

• Sat-lite Carbon Fiber 1.8 meter antenna
• Redundant 250 Watt IRT SSPAs
• Redundant upconverters
• 14 encoders
• 4 modulators
• 420/422
• Encoding Mpeg2/Mpeg4/HEVC
• Modulation DVBS/DVBS2/QPSK/8PSK/16PSK
• Multiple paths 4 SCPC or 14 muxed signals
• Video SD/HD/1080p/HDR/4K
• 16 channel audio monitoring
• Multiple paths 4 SCPC or 14 muxed signals
• Bit stream analyzer
• Multiple receivers
• Panasonic production switcher
• Multi-view display on HD monitor 
• 4K monitoring
• 32 x 32 A/V 4K router 
• 16 x 4 audio mixer
• RTS intercom w/telos interface
• 2 channel IFB
• HD DSS return
• Producer/editor work station
• 3 cell phones

Reliability 

ARCTEK Red is equipped with the latest in HD uplink technology. This truck features 14 encoders capable of a 14 source mux using Mpeg2/Mpeg4/HEVC encoding. ARCTEK Red it is the perfect transmission vehicle for mux feeds, sports backhauls, breaking news and corporate events.

This is the Ku-band truck you want next on your next production. Whether you are transmitting HD, 1080p or 4K, ARCTEK Red can handle it all.

ARCTEK broke new ground in 2004 with one of the first Sprinter uplinks in the country, and now with the slightly larger chassis, ARCTEK Red provides excellent interior space and technical upgrades making this uplink highly versatile. ARCTEK Red is as reliable as they come. Request ARCTEK Red for your next show. You won't be disappointed.

ARCTEK Red Equipment List

• Sat-lite 1.8 meter antenna
• Redundant 250 Watt SSPAs
• Redundant upconverters
• 14 Encoders
• 4 Modulators
• 420/422
• Encoding Mpeg2/Mpeg4/HEVC
• Modulation DVBS/DVBS2/QPSK/8PSK/16PSK
• Video SD/HD/1080p/HDR/4K
• 16 channel audio monitoring
• Bit stream analyzer
• Multiple receivers
• Multiple paths 4 SCPC or 14 muxed signals
• 32 x 32 A/V router
• 16 x 4 Audio mixer
• RTS intercom/telos interface
• 2 channels IFB
• HD DSS return
• Producer/editor work station
• 3 cell phones