Some uses of CATV technology in land mobile communications

Many land mobile system designers and users do not realize that CATV technology can provide a means of solving system problems. This paper will describe how CATV equipment and networks can be used to expand traditional land mobile services and to encourage designers to explore uses for CATV technology in innovative system development. Off the shelf hardware, including CATV amplifiers used for amplifying mobile radio signals in long transmission lines and FM multiplexing equipment for multiplexing two way voice, video and data on the same line will be described.