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TRANSMITTER FAMILY
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Product Brochure
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AT A GLANCE KEY FACTS BENEFITS
The R&S®THU9evo/R&S®THV9evo high-power transmitter family heralds the next step toward minimizing
► Even greater efficiency gains through many years Compact design and easy operation
operating costs for terrestrial broadcasting. Its overall energy efficiency values of up to 43 % for UHF and
50 % for VHF represent all-time highs. The transmitter family is based on the well-established R&S®THx9 of experience with Doherty technology ► page 5
platform and carries forward all of its proven strengths. Network operators benefit from low operating costs ► Highest power density on the market Minimized operating costs for every application
throughout the product’s lifecycle. ► page 6
► Built on the strengths of the established
R&S®THx9 platform Future-ready ATSC 3.0 support
The liquid-cooled high-power transmitters deliver output power
► page 8
levels from 1.5 kW to 106 kW in the UHF band and from 1.3 kW ► Intelligent efficiency optimization for minimized
to 30 kW in the VHF band. With the R&S®THx9evo transmitters,
Rohde & Schwarz offers the highest power density on the market at
energy costs for all types of applications R&S®THx9 platform – field-proven thousands
up to 17.4 kW per rack for COFDM standards and up to 19 kW for
► Future-ready ATSC 3.0 support of times over
ATSC. ► page 12
Rohde & Schwarz has poured its many years of pioneering experience
in Doherty technology into the design of the R&S®THU9evo, achiev- Rohde & Schwarz – the partner you can rely on
ing efficiency values of up to 43 % for UHF and up to 50 % for VHF, ► page 14
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Before bandpass filter. Compact design and easy operation
Adaptive efficiency optimization minimizes energy costs for all operating scenarios
Reduced headroom
Without efficiency optimization With efficiency optimization
► Unadjusted power amplifier parameters ► Adaptively adjusted power amplifier parameters
► Low efficiency ► High efficiency
R&S®TCE901
I/Q over IP RF RF
Compact cooling system with redundant pump modules High-power cooling system for enhanced requirements R&S®TDU900 transmitter display unit
OF TIMES OVER siderably reduces the space required for a single transmit-
ter. The hydraulic components of the pump are installed
in the rear part of the transmitter rack and can easily be
Built on the known strengths of the R&S®THx9 platform RF power components. The broad base of installed accessed via the rear door.
The R&S®THV9 and R&S®THU9 have been a mainstay of R&S®THx9 systems exhibits extremely low failure rates.
broadcast networks for several years. They have had a last- Based on this established platform, the R&S®THU9evo and
ing influence on the transmitter market over the past few R&S®THV9evo transmitters demonstrate the same level of
years, thanks to its unparalleled efficiency made possible proven reliability.
by the pioneering efforts of Rohde & Schwarz in multiband
Doherty technology combined with unprecedented space MultiTX systems with up to four transmitters per rack
savings achieved through MultiTX configurations for liq- The revolutionary MultiTX concept was first introduced for
uid-cooled transmitters. liquid-cooled transmitters in the R&S®THU9 and met with
a tremendous response from network operators around
Thousands of R&S®THV9 and R&S®THU9 transmitters the world. The R&S®THU9evo and R&S®THV9evo build on
are in operation around the world. This exceptional suc- this concept, offering improved power density and allow-
cess is a clear statement of how the R&S®THx9 trans- ing operators to make even better use of the MultiTX con-
mitter platform meets the needs of network operators, cept. Depending on the number of amplifiers per trans-
both in terms of minimal operating costs and maximum mitter, a rack can hold up to four transmitters. All other
availability. Transmitter development at Rohde & Schwarz transmitters on the market require much more floor space
always focuses on the challenges faced by network for such a configuration. The significantly smaller footprint
operators. Key features such as energy efficiency were of the Rohde & Schwarz solution compared with conven-
targeted for improvement while all of the field-proven tional transmitters allows operators to substantially reduce All-in-one system in a single rack
strengths of the R&S®THx9 platform were maintained, site rental costs.
including MultiTX and highly optimized, low-attenuation
In contrast to conventional couplers, the power combiner
is located behind, and directly plugged into the amplifiers,
and it comes with integrated coolant distribution. This
saves so much space that four RF rigid lines can be
installed. This allows a rack to accommodate, for example,
MultiTX system with four 4.5 kW transmitters in a single rack four transmitters with up to 4.5 kW output power or three
transmitters with up to 6 kW output power.
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More stringent requirements must be satisfied by implementing appropriate measures at the transmitter site.
To comply with the applicable standards and limit values for the suppression of out-of-band emissions and for maintaining the required shoulder
distance, the transmitter may only be operated with suitable filters at the RF output.
Your local Rohde & Schwarz expert will help you find the best solution for your requirements.
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