Belden CDT introduces Digitruck for broadcast production trucks

Belden CDT has introduced Brilliance DigiTruck 179DT lightweight RG-179 Type 75-ohm coaxial cable. This new coax weighs 60% less and requires approximately 40% less space than standard Mini RG-59/U type cables.

Belden CDT Electronics Division, has introduced Brilliance DigiTruck 179DT lightweight RG-179 Type 75-ohm coaxial cable, for use in analog, SDI, HD video and AES/EBU digital audio transmissions. Specifically designed for use in broadcast production trucks, this new coax weighs 60% less than standard Mini RG-59/U type cables. This weight saving can significantly reduce the weight of on-road trucks, to help lower fuel costs, as well as save thousands of euros in overweight fines.

In addition, DigiTruck 179DT has an outer diameter of 2.54mm (43% smaller than standard RG59 like 0.6/2.8) and 11.8 kg/1000m (60% lighter than 0.6/2.8) This reduces the amount of space needed – thus improving air conditioning airflow in trucks during broadcast.

Werner Eich, Marketing Manager Entertainment Europe for Belden CDT explains: “To comfortably support today’s broadcast technology, especially HDTV, mobile television broadcast trucks are densely packed with equipment and over-the-road axle weight requirements have become a real concern.

DigiTruck 179DT will make a significant contribution to help lighten the truck’s load and lessen the amount of space needed, without a reduction in performance.”

Brilliance DigiTruck 179DT Coax has a guaranteed return loss of 21dB (minimum) and is sweep tested to 3 GHz. This mimics the return loss performance of Belden’s most popular Brilliance precision video cables, providing 6dB of RL headroom against the SMPTE 292M specification. 179DT features a highly crush-resistant, foamed high-density polyethylene (FHDPE) dielectric to help ensure the durability of the cable — a particularly important characteristic for use on television broadcast trucks.

DigiTruck 179DT has a foil/braid shield that consists of a unique lightly.bonded Duobond® tape that can either be left bonded to the insulation to simplify termination with one-piece connectors or removed for use with multi-piece designs.

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About Belden CDT Electronics Division

Belden CDT Electronics Division, a unit of Belden CDT Inc., is a leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of cable products for the entertainment, residential, industrial and security markets. It also provides highly engineered products for the aerospace and automotive markets. Belden CDT Electronics Division is headquartered in Richmond, Indiana, and has manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe and distribution centers in the U.S., Canada, Singapore, Australia and the Netherlands. A majority of Belden's manufacturing, engineering and support functions are registered to the International Organization for Standardization.

Belden CDT

Belden CDT is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-speed electronic cables. The Company was formed through a merger of equals between Belden Inc. and Cable Design Technologies Corporation in July 2004.

With manufacturing facilities and offices throughout Europe, and throughout a network of selected distributors, Belden CDT provides active customer assistance and specialist support. Belden CDT offers a choice of more than 10.000 standard products and is able to meet the needs of OEMs and installers for high performance, technologically advanced products. In addition, the Company has the know-how and the resources to provide customer specified products, including prototypes, low volume runs and specialities – through to complete assembly service for turn-key projects.