Peru. Dielectric is preparing to ship a single 20-panel DCBR FM antenna and multi-distributor combiner to CRP Media and Entertainment, a group of private commercial radio stations based in Lima, Peru.
Considering that the site of the tower, the Morro Solar in Lima's Chorrillos district, is one of the busiest broadcast antenna areas in the world, CRP chose dielectric's package for its ability to cost-effectively combine eight FM stations into a single antenna system, while covering the entire target market.
After carefully evaluating several technical proposals submitted by competing antenna manufacturers, CRP Operations Manager Giancarlo Garzón, the engineering team; and RF consultant Luis Bordo, recommended the purchase of Dielectric's solution to CRP management based on its innovative design, reliability, and price/performance.
"With its 240 kW total power input and dual input matrix, our antenna system offered CRP the best option to improve the signal strength, reception and coverage of its stations in the Greater Lima area. In addition to meeting CRP's expectations on the target coverage pattern, the dual-variety combiner makes it possible for the company's eight high-power FM channels to share the same antenna," said Federico d'Avis, Dielectric's International Sales Manager.
CRP management, the engineering team and the external consultant were also impressed by the detailed technical presentation made in Lima by Jay Martin, Dielectric's vice president of sales. Martin and d'Avis also invited CRP CEO Abraham Zavala to tour the Sutro Tower in San Francisco and speak with Eric Dausman, the site's technical operations manager, about the performance of the many Dielectric FM antennas installed at that site.
CRP's management was also persuaded by the familiarity of its consultants with several Dielectric-branded antennas that have been in continuous service throughout Peru for more than 20 years. The hilltop site, which is replete with towers, antennas, and transmitter buildings, is a coastal perch overlooking the ocean, a location that offers a unique set of operational challenges related to performance and longevity.
A CRP engineering team visited Dielectric's Raymond Maine factory in mid-March to inspect its equipment and witness a factory acceptance test of the new system.
Dielectric is preparing the RF system, which includes the antenna, combiner and filters, for shipment to the Lima site this month. "We are delighted that CRP has placed its trust in our efficient and economical antenna and combiner system," said Martin.
