CUSTOMER: DirecTV LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA MAIN VENDORS: General Dynamics, XICOM, ITS BUILD SPEC: 13.2M Ka-band Limited Motion Antenna (new antenna build) PROJECT DATE: June 2016 PROJECT SUMMARY: Mechantech has built dozens of GD 13.2M Ka-band antenna systems, and time and time again we are the go-to sub-contractor for DIRECTV infrastructure expansion initiatives.
CUSTOMER: DirecTV LOCATION: Tucson, AZ MAIN VENDORS: General Dynamics BUILD SPEC: 13.2M Ku-band Limited Motion Antenna (new antenna build) PROJECT DATE: October 2015 PROJECT SUMMARY: Mechantech was contracted to build a 13.2M Ku-band antenna to support DirecTV’s efforts to expand their Latin America infrastructure.
CUSTOMER: Hughes Network Systems LOCATION: Cheyenne, WY & Gilbert, AZ MAIN VENDORS: General Dynamics SPEC: 9M Ka-band Limited Motion Antenna PROJECT DATE: April 2016 PROJECT SUMMARY: Mechantech was contracted to refurbish two 9M Ka-band antennas for HNS. The retrofit included installing all-new reflector panels, new feed, new LNAs, and a brand new General Dynamics Servo […]
CUSTOMER: Echostar LOCATION: Honesdale, PA relocated to Gilbert, AZ MAIN VENDORS: General Dynamics SPEC: 11M Ku-band Limited Motion Antenna PROJECT DATE: June 2008 PROJECT SUMMARY: Echostar tasked Mechantech to relocate two existing 11M antennas from Honesdale PA, to their facility in Gilbert AZ, located over 2,300 miles away! The major focus during this effort was […]
CUSTOMER: DIRECTV LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA MAIN VENDORS: General Dynamics, XICOM, ITS BUILD SPEC: 11.2M DBS Limited Motion Antenna PROJECT DATE: May 2016 BUILD SUMMARY: Mechantech was contracted to retrofit two older DIRECTV DBS 11.2M antenna systems at the Los Angeles Broadcast Center. The highlight and focus point of the project was replacing the outdated […]
CUSTOMER: Intelsat LOCATION: Clarksburg, MD, relocated to Hagerstown, MD. MAIN VENDORS: General Dynamics, Motion Industries, Tessco, ATM, W.B. Walton Enterprises SPEC: 9M C-band FMA, 14M C/Ku-band FMA, 19M C-band FMA. PROJECT DATE: September 2013 PROJECT SUMMARY: Mechantech was contracted to relocate and refurbish three Full Motion Antennas from a decommissioned Clarksburg MD site, to the […]
CUSTOMER: JPL / NASA LOCATION: Tidbinbilla, Australia MAIN VENDORS: General Dynamics SPEC: 34M Beam Wave Guide Antenna PROJECT DATE: November 2015 PROJECT SUMMARY: Mechantech was contracted to lead the installation of the electrical and servo systems on the DSS-36, a new antenna being built at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) at Tidbinbilla Australia.