Harris Corporation's Digital FM Exciter Sales Surpass the 2,000 Mark.CINCINNATI, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 1999-- Harris Corporation Harris Corporation NYSE: HRS is an international communications equipment company that produces wireless equipment, electronic systems, and both terrestrial and spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, and commercial sectors. today announced that sales of its digital FM exciter ex·cit·er n. 1. One that excites: an exciter of animosity. 2. An auxiliary generator used to provide field current for a larger generator or alternator. 3. - the world's first to digitally generate the FM broadcast signal - have surpassed the 2,000 mark. Harris introduced DIGIT(R), its first digital FM exciter, in 1993. A year later, Harris added a direct digital input that enabled DIGIT to accept the studio-standard signal without analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversions that can add hum, noise, and distortion to the signal. DIGIT enabled broadcasters to deliver 16-bit digital audio with the compact disc quality preferred by listeners. In 1996, Harris introduced DIGIT(R)CD, its second-generation digital FM exciter. This model provides an improved stereo signal-to-noise ratio The ratio of the power or volume (amplitude) of a signal to the amount of unwanted interference (the noise) that has mixed in with it. Measured in decibels, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR or S/N) measures the clarity of the signal in a circuit or a wired or wireless transmission channel. and a synchronous AM reduction circuit. DIGIT CD is also available with an option that locks to an external 10MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. reference in FM booster applications. DIGIT and DIGIT CD exciters have been shipped globally and are the anchor of the FM product line as they are standard in every Harris FM transmitter A device that adapts an MP3 player or other portable audio source to a car's audio system via the FM radio. It retransmits the analog output of the headset jack as one of several FM channels, which is picked up by the car's antenna. Also called an "FM modulator. above 1 kW. Jim Woods, vice president of Harris Broadcast Communications' Radio Systems Business, said shipment of the 2,000th DIGIT exciter is truly a significant event for Harris. "As the world's first fully digital FM exciter, the DIGIT revolutionized the broadcaster's expectations of FM exciter performance. To have reached the 2,000 milestone and introduced a second-generation product, the DIGIT CD, while others are just now introducing their first iteration of the technology, is a testament to the DIGIT's place in broadcast technology," stated Woods. Harris is the leading supplier of radio and television products, systems, and services, serving broadcasters around the world. Harris Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HRS) is an international communications equipment company focused on providing product, system, and service solutions that take its customers to the next level. The company provides a wide range of products and services for commercial and government communications markets such as wireless, broadcast, government, and network support. The company has sales and service facilities in nearly 90 countries. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : For additional Information on Harris Broadcast Communications Division, contact Martha Rapp at 217-221-7577 or e-mail mrapp@harris. Additional information about Harris is available at www.harris.com. |
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