State of the Art Television Distribution for the Kingston Education Project in Tasmania
The Challenge
When the Tasmanian Department of Education released plans of a state of the art, eco-friendly 30 million dollar high school for the Kingston area in southern Tasmania, an equally state of the art television distribution system was demanded.
With the emphasis on a high quality distribution system and the attention to detail required for such a large project, the staff at the local Hills Antenna branch in Hobart designed and supplied the ideal solution to reflect the advanced technology and aesthetics the client required.
The plan for the new Kingston High School called for a total of 9 “pods” spread over several acres, and with the super sleek looking pods being as artistic as they were functional, the client did not want the roof space cluttered with multiple antennas and dishes. Each “pod”, or learning centre was to have the capabilities of being able to show all digital free to air television stations, as well as a selection of educational Austar channels.
Technical Solution
As this project had several buildings separated by distances, a fibre optical system was installed, allowing for perfect reception at every outlet in every building. With all of the television and Austar signals being processed and combined at the Hills Polytron SPM-1000 Digi Headend, the signals were converted to an optical data stream by a Hills Optical Transmitter, capable of sending signals over several kilometres, a feat not possible using a coaxial system.
Every pod has an optical receiver, converting the laser beamed signal back into RF, distributed throughout the pod to multiple television sets, allowing every classroom the freedom of watching any channel at any time with crystal clear reception.
The Outcome
With the new Kingston High School now in operation for nearly 12 months, every student, teacher and visitor to the school have shared excitement at the amazing facilities available, not least of which is the professional results of the television distribution system provided by Hills Antenna.
