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Project Goals

• Operating full solid-state FM transmitter(s).

• Pilot phase for the “2 National FM Networks development in band 87.5-108 Mhz” project.

• Create a reliable future FM network.

• Future base platform for development of the

paging and the RDS services.

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• Manufactures market study.• Standard proposal of technical

requirements for the FM transmitter.• Standard quotation list. • International tender for the equipment.• Contract.

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Mr. Catalin Popescu – Project Engineer

Phone: 40 1 400 1072 Fax: 40 1 335 58 65

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• Acceptance tests and commissioning.

• Start the experimental broadcasting period.

• Final Report.

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Competitive Analysis• Competitors

– Commercial private radio networks (i.e. PRO-TV, CONTACT, RADIO ROMANTIC, etc.)

– Private local radio stations.

• Strengths – Infrastructure: buildings, masts, power

service.

– License for 2 national FM networks (37 transmitters, each).

– Commissioning the equipment by own people.

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Competitive Analysis, Cont.

• Weaknesses– The state budget allocations.

– The FM networks ought to have a national coverage.

– The old FM networks operate in band OIRT (64MHz – 70.4MHz).

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• Full solid-state utilizing the latest digital component technology– Produce an FM signal of exceptional

quality and reliability.– Generate the complete modulated

FM waveform in digital domain.– Modular design.– Operation and maintenance low

costs.

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• Program input is standard AES/EBU digital stereo– Maintain a digital program path through the

stereo generation and frequency modulation process.

• Accept analog subcarriers for the RDS – Future development of the RDS service.

AES/EBU: American Engineering Society / European Broadcast Union

RDS: Radio Data System

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• The Project has 4 teams:– Technical Team

– Network Planner and Installation projects Team

– Development Team

– Contract’s Team

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• Technical Team Tasks:– Manufactures Market Study;– Quotation List;– Acceptance and Commissioning;– Training;– Final Report.

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• Network Planner and Installation projects team tasks:– Feasibility studies for the new

frequencies and transmitters sites;– Installation projects;– Prepare and submit the

documentation for transmitter Authorization.

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• Development team tasks:– Prepare the Biding documentation;– The Biding.

• Contract’s team tasks:– The Contract draft;– Negations and signs the final version

of the Contract;– Support group engineering.

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• People – Engineers, technicians, accountant, legal

adviser, clerks

• Equipment– New equipment according with the budget

– Use the locations existing equipment

• Locations– Company Headquarter, Bucharest

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• Review high-level schedule milestones here

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Manufactures Market StudyManufactures Market Study BiddingBidding

Bidding Documents preparingBidding Documents preparing

Jan’97 Feb Mar Apr MayJun’96 July Sep Oct Nov DecAug

Quotation list issueQuotation list issue ContractContract

Draft Contract-FM transmitterDraft Contract-FM transmitter

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Jan’98 Feb Mar Apr MayJun’97 July Sep Oct Nov Dec

Equipment ProductionEquipment Production

Experimental BroadcastingExperimental Broadcasting

Acceptance and CommissioningAcceptance and Commissioning

Aug

Installation ProjectsInstallation Projects


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TrainingTraining

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Experimental BroadcastingExperimental Broadcasting

ReportReport

Jan’99 Feb Mar Apr MayJun’98 July Sep Oct Nov DecAug

TrainingTraining

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• The total time-frame is 2 years and 7 months.

• FM transmitter Proposal (included the quotation list) Draft documentation.

• First step to upgrade and development the national FM Networks in CCIR band .

• Introduce experimental operation of the RDS encoder, for future trends of the service development.

• Tests the monitoring possibilities.

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Related Documents

• On going status– Technical Team, Mr. Adrian D.,Phone: 400

1072

• Budget– Development Team, Mrs.Bont M.,Phone:

400 1845

• Post mortem– Support Group Engineering, Mrs. Doina

M., Phone: 400 1945

• Submit questions to– Radio broadcasting Dept., Mr.Stefan

D.,Phone: 400 3563

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