BRIDGTON – Shively Labs has recently completed shipment of eight multi-station antenna and combiner systems to Iraq for the International Broadcasting Bureau/Broadcasting Board of Governors.

These combined systems will carry the programming of the Voice of America and Radio Sawa.

When combined with the recent orders for single station antenna/filter combinations, the IBB will be using Shively equipment to broadcast from more than 14 sites in Iraq.

These Iraqi systems include fixed frequency, broadband and adjustable frequency antennas, as well as adjustable bandpass filters.

In planning these systems, Shively drew on its extensive experience building equipment for extreme weather broadcast sites, as well as the unique skills of its parent company, Howell Laboratories, in packaging electronic equipment to survive military shock and vibration requirements.

Each system is designed to operate without pressure, take up minimum shipping space, and survive travel and rough handling without retuning.

Several systems utilize an adjustable-frequency design Shively developed for use on Navy ships.

This adjustable design was selected for its low windload and minimum transport size, making these antennas ideal standby systems for immediate deployment to any site as required.

All filters are based on Shively’s versatile bandpass design, making them ideal for use in complex RF environments where frequency coordination is non-existent.

The Iraq orders are part of an on-going, multi-year contract between Shively Labs and the IBB for FM broadcast equipment as the U.S. Government broadcaster increases its presence on the FM airwaves around the world.

The IBB is an agency of the State Department and the successor to Voice of America.