Television direct to sailors (TV-DTS) - event awareness and qualityof life for sailors and marines at sea

摘要

The availability of high powered, C-band, global-beam, commercialsatellite transponders on the International Telecommunications SatelliteOrganization (INTELSAT) system will soon support a new worldwidebroadcast capability to meet the current event awareness and quality oflife (QOL) needs of sailors and marines serving on U.S. Navy ships. TheSpace and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) in cooperation withNaval Media Center (NAVMEDIACEN) and the American Forces InformationService (AFIS) will field television direct to sailors (TV-DTS) to bringreal-time television to ships operating at sea. TY-DTS will broadcast a3.6 Mbps digital signal to a 1.2 meter C-band shipboard antenna tosupport two compressed video channels, three radio channels and one datachannel. The Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) willprovide programming procured from licensed commercial television andgovernment news and entertainment sources. Strong support from thePublic Affairs Offices of the Navy and Secretary of Defense acceleratedfinding to enable a rapid terminal fielding and broadcast implementationeffort beginning in the fall of 1997