Systems engineering applied to the development of a community television receiving system

This report examines a variety of alternative television systems to meet the needs of a sample community for the upgrade of television reception for news, education and entertainment. These alternatives include cable, local broadcasts and satellite systems. An estimated life cycle cost analysis is performed for the systems considered. A detailed design and suggested system configuration is developed for the most cost effective alternative.

The system proposed for the community was a combination of local and satellite television which would be received at a common area within the community and then distributed to each home. The type of system developed is referred to in this report as Shared Antenna Community Television (SACT).