AM/FM Radio Flyaway Portable Broadcast System

A Complete Radio Station Kit In a Box

Broadcasting during disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding or heavy snow can be critical. The unimaginable can happen at any time, and you want to make sure there are no delays in your broadcast.

The Harris® AM/FM radio flyaway broadcast system is the first completely portable radio station kit in a “box” — including a transmitter, antenna, media player and microphones — specifically engineered to get you on the air during emergencies. With this system, you’ll have absolutely everything needed to begin broadcasting a signal and programming, in hours, not days, even in the remotest of locations.

Features

Completely portable – temporary or emergency broadcast system
Easy to deploy
AM or FM capabilities
Frequency agile
Package includes antenna, 500 W transmitter, microphones and media players
Program origination and control for live and recorded AM broadcast

Product Details

The Harris AM/FM Flyaway Package – The Ultimate Solution for Broadcasting Anywhere.
The package includes absolutely everything you need to broadcast live or prepackaged programming! Compact rack systems are nested in rigid, heavy-duty shock-mounted shipping cases.

Program Origination System (AM/FM)
A “broadcast studio in a box” with:
– Six-channel audio mixer
– 2 CD players
– Audio recorder/player cassette
– Headset monitoring amplifier
– External monitor input
– Headsets with microphones
– All connecting wires and cables

Our broadcast studio is a compact rack system that is ready to go in minutes.

Antenna Systems
Both of our antenna systems are portable and packaged for easy setup. The kits contain everything you need – antenna, antenna feeder cables and instructions.

FM Broadcast System

FM Transmission Audio Rack
- FM audio processor
- AM/FM receiver for “off-air” monitoring
- Audio monitor with level meters
- Program selector switch, which selects between STL receiver and local program input

FM Transmission Rack
Harris ZX® 500 transmitter and MicroMax® FM Exciter ‚ 500 W FM transmitter with solid-state power amplifier, internal frequency agile exciter
– Air cooled
– 120 V AC power

FM Antenna System
– Log periodic-type broadband antenna
– Two antenna feeder cables
– One nylon zipper bag
– Mountable to masts, pipes or other round objects up to 2.376 in. diameter

AM Transmission Package

Program Origination System

AM Transmission Rack
- 500 W frequency agile AM transmitter
- AM audio processor
- AM/FM receiver for “off-air” monitoring
- Audio monitor with level meters
- Program selector switch, which selects between receiver and local input

AM Antenna System
- High-efficiency frequency agile antenna
- Includes vertical radiator, guy cables, ground counterpoise, feeder cables and Antenna Tuning Unit (ATU) with comprehensive metering for easy tuning
- Setup in one hour with three people

Specifications

Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice.

Frequency Range
AM Operation	1197 to 1710 KHz, frequency agile. Systems support 10 to 9 KHz channel spacing
FM Operation	87.5 to 108 MHz, frequency agile. Systems support 200 KHz channels with 15, 25 or 50 us. Pre-emphasis

Broadcast Coverage
AM Operation	City Grade coverage (typically 6 mv/meter within 5 miles from the antenna depending on soil conductivity, daytime and RF propagation conditions
FM Operation	Reliable coverage to 15 miles radius with omni-directional antenna; additional distance possible with a directional antenna; actual coverage dependant on the height of the transmit and receive antennas, length of feeder cables and of antenna orientation

Antenna Systems
AM Operations	High-efficiency frequency agile antennas Tunable over the range of 1197 to 1710 KHz Includes vertical radiator, guy cables, ground counterpoise and feeder cables

Antenna Tuning Unit has Comprehensive Metering for Easy Tuning	Serves as an integrated base support insulator for vertical mast Provides antenna tuning and impedance matching between transmitter and antenna Resonates radial wires to reduce electrical losses in the ground Provides static drain and lightning protection for antenna system and requires ground rod attached ATU –Metering system allows proper adjustment of ATU

FM Operations	88-108 MHz coverage Log periodic type broadband antenna with two options: 4 bay omni-directional 6 dBd power gain Directional antenna, 7 dBd power gain, 52-degree horizontal half-power beam width Mountable to masts, pipes or other round objects up to 2.376 in. diameter

2 Antenna Cables	One 50’ RG-213 w/Type N connectors One 100’ RG-213 w/Type N connectors

Packaged in 3 Containers (L X H X D)	Mast and support poles in nylon zipper bag, 132 x 12 x 12 in., 60 lbs Mast andsupport post guy anchors in nylon zipper bag, 55 x 16 x 16 in., 100 lbs Antenna cables in nylon zipper bag, 24 x 15 x 15 in., 50 lbs

Sales Contacts

North America +1 800 231 9673
Caribbean and Latin America +1 786 437 1960

Europe and Africa +44 118 964 8200
Middle East and South Asia +971 4 433 8250

Asia, Pacific Rim +852 2776 0628

Brochure

Radio Flyaway