Latin America. Dielectric has launched free Excel-based planning tools, known as Proposal Generators, that give issuers and their RF consultants the ability to generate their own technical proposals. The initial launch will focus on low-power Powerlite antenna systems.
Customers can download the Proposal Generator for their particular antenna model from the Dielectric website, and save days or weeks compared to generating traditional technical proposals. Users can have a detailed antenna technical proposal ready within minutes of completing the required data fields.
Many of the fields offer drop-down menus with selectable values. Once the form has been completed, broadcasters can print it out and/or export it in different formats. These file formats are commonly used for propagation studies by RF consultants, as well as for FCC presentations. When ready, customers can transmit their full technical proposals to Dielectric for pricing.
The software eliminates the "back and forth" process of revision iterations with Dielectric engineers to refine the design by allowing customers to directly enter values for the following types of required information:
Station, location, channel, and frequency call letters
Antenna model, azimuth and elevation patterns with polarization selection
Inputs to evaluate wind load and other mechanical specifications.
Inputs to automatically calculate antenna gain and transmission line losses for required transmitter output power and effective radiated power
Proposal generators are currently available for several Powerlite models, including the Dielectric TFU-WB series of low-cost broadband antennas, and a new TFU-WB-LP model designed specifically for the low-power market. Proposal generators are also available for the TLP series and DLP series of low-power single-channel UHF antennas and the TLS-V VHF light/low wind load antenna.
Dielectric developed new tools specifically to prepare for the high-power repack volume, demonstrating that proposals could be generated quickly to help broadcasters and their FCC consultants meet FCC deadlines. Parallel to the creation of the proposal generators, Dielectric has simplified its manufacturing processes to better serve the LPTV markets.
The Powerlite antenna technical proposal software is available for free download from the software section of the Dielectric website.
