New SuperSport OB truck fitted with RTSTelex
Published: MEA
SOUTH AFRICA: SuperSport has recently invested in a new HD outside broadcast truck (OB6HD) designed and implemented by Sony PSE (Professional Solutions Europe) at their premises in Basingstoke (UK). For the comms equipment SuperSport’s decision-makers, together with Sony South Africa, opted for a solution from RTS/Telex.
The nerve-centre of the installation is a 144 x 144 Advanced Digital Audio Matrix (Adam) from RTS linked to 29 KP12 CLD, eight KP32 CLD and six DKP16 CLD keypanels. Forty-two MCP-90-12 microphones, 52 headsets from the MH-300 and MH-402 series, as well as three BTR-800 base stations, and 12 TR-800 belt-packs secure communications both inside the control room and out.
‘The customer and ourselves quickly agreed that we wanted to use systems from RTS/Telex,’ explained Gerhard Strydom, Sony South Africa’s broadcast sales and marketing manager. ‘The quality of their products is exceptional! You can rely 100 per cent on their systems, which in the world of outside broadcasting is the paramount consideration – after all, replacing an intercom system is hardly as simple as changing a tire. By the same token, RTS/Telex’s after sales support is equally excellent!’
OB6HD has passed its first test as Prishen Govender, unit supervisor OB6HD, SuperSport outside broadcast confirms. ‘After nine months use of the Adam frame and CLD keypanels, I believe that RTS/Telex have found a sweet spot between high-end programming and user friendliness in the outside broadcast industry. Particularly their RVON (voice over network) system is my favorite as I use it on a daily basis,’ he stated. ‘RTS/Telex has certainly left a good mark in OB6HD from an operation and technical perspective. So good that SuperSport has already commissioned Sony to equip its next truck, OB4HD, with equipment from RTS/Telex.’