TVRO (Television Receive Only) - Satellite (DVB-S/S2) & Terrestrial (DVB-T/T2) TV
TVRO - TeleVision Receive Only
While our viewing habits are changing in our connected and on-demand world the commercial marine world in particular are very much aware of the value of leveraging TVRO as a cost-effective to deliver crew-welfare and passanger entertainment throughout the vessel without the need to pay additionally for the data costs to receive the content from the broadcasters of choice.
We specialise in Ku-band satellite TV reception for regional vessels such as ferries and workboats operating in UK & Europe.
Experise includes the TVRO antenna system, IF distrbution, TV channel decoding and transcoding, UHF, IP and other forms of onboard channel distrubtion.
TVRO Antenna
The critical link between the vessel and the satellte 22,000km above the equator - dish must remain pointing at the satellite in all weathers and vessel movements in order for TV pictures to be received below.
KVH have been the leading TVRO antenna manufacturer since 1999, no longer at the forefront of their operations we are still providing intallations, updates, service and repair for KVH TracVision antennae.
Distribution
The heart and lungs of a TVRO solution; bringing the IF (intermediate frequency) signals from the antenna decoding (or transcoding) them into TV channels for TV viewing.
Upgrading vessel legacy analogue UHF distribution systems to DVB-T modulated channels provides significant benefits in terms of video quailty as well as potential for increased channel support; we have carried out a number of such upgrades for cross-channel ferries and survey vessels.
Testing & fault-finding
Validation of cabling and signal performance is fundamental to success in TV reception experience.
Labelled and drawing supported documentation provides crew the ability to maintain and update the systems during their lifecycle