Megahertz (MHz), a UK-based independent systems integrator, has delivered a high definition outside broadcast unit to Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC). The unit is designed to be highly resilient, both against power failure and the high temperatures experienced on the island in summer. The unit is based on a fixed-axle Mercedes truck with coach-building by Spectra […]
Megahertz (MHz), a 
UK-based independent systems integrator, has delivered a high definition outside broadcast unit to Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC). The unit is designed to be highly resilient, both against power failure and the high temperatures experienced on the island in summer.
The unit is based on a fixed-axle Mercedes truck with coach-building by Spectra in the UK as part of the MHz contract. The vehicle has a single expanding side along its full 12m length to provide space for replay operators in the main production area. The separate audio area has provision for 5.1 channel surround sound to match the HD vision capabilities, including a Studer mixer.
The truck is equipped with 12 Grass Valley cameras, including two super slo-mo cameras and two with wireless links. The cabled cameras are connected by Triax, and motorised cable drums are fitted at the rear of the truck to speed rigging and de-rigging. The production switcher is by Ross, with router, interface products and multiviewers from Evertz and graphics from Chyron.
Originally built to cover events during Cypruss Presidency of the European Union, the unit now covers sport and entertainment events all over the island, including locations where the available power is unreliable. To maintain critical equipment should power fail, the truck is equipped with an 8kVA UPS, and the tender vehicle (also supplied by Megahertz) contains a 110kVA, three-phase diesel generator capable of powering the complete system if required.
