AEQ DR-100 handheld digital recorder wins outstanding prizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 2

AEQ hits the 25 year mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 3

BC 2000 D delivers in the best stations . . . . . .Pages 6-7

AEQ allocated an industrial building plot in the Legatec Science Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 12

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At the 2005 NAB international convention inLas Vegas, the AEQ DR -100 digital recorderwon these outstanding prizes:

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For decades, each April the industry's professional magazineshave descended on the NAB convention to seek out the bestnew offerings on the floor and award them prizes. These arethe products that create the greatest sensation among theirreaders. The products are judged and the prizes awarded ina completely objective, transparent manner, either byindependent juries made up of prestigious industryprofessionals or by popular vote. At this year's NAB show, AEQ presented its DR-100 digitalrecorder and was rewarded with an avalanche of prizes - nofewer than three!The product has been designed to fill an important niche inthe market for a small, lightweight, professional device to beused by a reporter for recording highquality audio material while out thestudio. Once the audio has beenrecorded, the reporter can usethe same equipment to editthe material on the spotand transfer it to thestation in audioformat, via a cellphone, or as anaudio file viaa modemor overtheInternetfrom acomputer.For furtherinformation, visitour website atwww.aeq.es/eng/pr_dr100.htm; for information in Spanish,go to www.aeq.es/spn/pr_dr100.htm.

UPDATED SYSTEL 6000 INCORPORATES USER SUGGESTIONSThe AEQ Systel 6000 is the only solution of its kind in theworld. It is not just a simple tool for talk shows ormultiplexing consoles. It handles radio or television stationcommunications in a comprehensive manner.

During nearly two years on the market the AEQ SYSTEL 6000has been adopted by many showcase stations. Some highlyexperienced users have provided us with many suggestionsfor adapting it to their operational needs. We have takenthese suggestions to heart and brought out a new Systel 6000, so flexible that it can be used without having tochange the working practices at any station. To find out more about the new Systel 6000, visit ourwebsite at www.aeq.es to check out the details and downloadthe manual. You can also request the DEMO software on CDor an on-site demonstration.

NEW TELEPHONE MODULE FOR AEQBC-500 CONSOLEThe AEQ BC 500 broadcast console now offers the option tohave a high performance digital telephone hybrid completewith multiplexing between two lines and frequency extension.The new BC 533 H MPX module incorporates these featuresso that it can be used in existing BC 500 consoles.

Conceptually, while switching matrixes can be very easilycontrolled from applications installed on computers vianetworks, the use of dedicated panels offers more securityand peace of mind.

This is why the first users of the BC 2000 D matrix, HeilongJiang Provincial Radio in northern China, wanted the systemconfigured and maintained by computer, but made sure theirsystem included dedicated panels to perform every-dayswitching operations. With this in mind, the NCB-100 panel,

which is connected directly to the BC 2000 D's privateethernet network, was added to the BC 2000 D family ofproducts.

It has 12 programmable keys, a large display, a scroll knobwith a pushbutton activating function, 4 dual-function keysand typically TAKE and BREAK keys. The panel alsoincorporates 3 GPIs and 3 GPOs, which enables remoteaccess or operation.

It can execute individual or grouped connections anddisconnections, salvos and macros, protect or unprotect lines,and even tells the user the exact time. Its flexibility lets youprogram it especially to cover particular needs that may arisein any location.

AEQ presents the XY NCB-100 control panel for the BC 2000 D router

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ContactsAEQ USA4121 SW 47 Avenue, Suite 1303 Fort Lauderdale FL 33314Tel. 954-581 7999 Fax 954-581 7733Toll Free 866-817 9745e-mail: sales@aeqbroadcast.comwww.aeqbroadcast.comAEQ UKCarl LANDSBERTPO Box 277, Northwood HA6 9BETel. 0845 838 1529 Fax 0845 838 1539e-mail: info@aequk.comwww.aequk.comAEQ PORTUGALAntonio PIÇARRAQuinta de Palhacana-Pereiro de Palhancana2580 AlenquerTel. +351 261943006 Fax +351 261943007e-mail: aeq@mail.telepac.ptAEQ CATALONIAAlejandro SOCÍASAv. De les Corts Catalanes, 7. 08190 San Cugat del VallésTel. 93 340 96 71 Fax 93 504 12 77e-mail: catalunya@aeq.es

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IInnssiiddee AAEEQQ,, AAEEQQ iinn tthhee NNeewwss,, EExxhhiibbiittiioonnss .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1122When drawing up itsarticles of incorporation atthe end of 1979,Aplicaciones ElectrónicasQuasar (AEQ) identified itsactivities as themanufacture and marketingof electronic products.During the early 1980s, the company's business wasconsolidated in the field of professional audio. The firm soonestablished itself as a leading specialist in broadcast audioproducts and projects.

A quarter of a century has passed and AEQ has achievedmuch including many goals: the design and construction ofthe musical equipment used by Asfalto, Spain's leading rockband in its day, the export of audio power amplifiers, the firstportable mixer for radio, the BC 2000 analogue console, ourfirst digital telephone hybrid, the first codecs used in theOlympic Games (in Atlanta), our Mar4Win hard diskautomation system, the digital DCS-10 commentary system,our ISO 9001 quality certification, the BC 2000 D digitalconsole….and we are still going strong!

Now our current strategic plan includes the construction ofnew purpose built premises, a building where we willcontinue to research and innovate on the campus of theUniversidad de Carlos III. We have an outline agreement withthe Madrid-based university where we will in future carry outjoint research and development projects. This initiative willenable us to further renew and expand our product line.

Technology moves inexorably forward, and new solutions arecontinually being sought to perfect and simplify the tasksinvolved in creating and broadcasting multimedia content.That is why at AEQ, with 25 years behind us, we still feelquite young, and eager - excited by the possibilities our skillscan provide together with a strong sense of our mission inthe information society.

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Model of the future AEQ building in the Legatec science and technology park.

AEQ adapts the Real Time Controlsoftware for the Course multicodec toESPN’s needs

ESPN is an active AEQ customer using the fullarray of AEQ ISDN codecs, including the Course

(a multicodec capable of handling up to 10 audio codecs in a4U rack chassis), the Eagle (the popular 1U audio codec) andthe Swing (our portable ISDN codec with a built in telephonehybrid and mixer). All these products belong to the E@sy family.The E@sy remote control consists of an application software RealTime Control (RTC), and a direct connection through the E@sycommunications port. The RTC comes free with any of the AEQaudio codecs.

ESPN found the E@sy remote control capability in the AEQ audiocodecs very useful to control their multiple ISDN lines. Shortlyafter installing the AEQ audio codecs, the engineeringdepartment requested a simple modification in the RTC software.The request was to make the call termination a two-step processto avoid involuntary call hang-up. AEQ implemented this requestvery quickly. The second change requested by ESPN for the RTCsoftware consisted the addition of line labeling capability in thesoftware, this making the line identification easier for the operator.

AEQ PARTICIPATED IN THEFOLLOWING FAIRS IN THE USA

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For these trade shows, AEQ sends to all broadcasters of NewHampshire, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts , New York and Texasa personal invitation to visit the shows, then AEQ follows up witha courtesy phone to each broadcaster inviting them to visit theAEQ booth. At these trade shows, AEQ showcases the BC 2000 D Digital Console advanced digital console technology,which through its customizable options, can be configured to meetthe demanding requirements of any Radio / TV broadcast studio.Also, in this show AEQ will feature the popular Eagle audio codecand the SWING Portable ISDN audio codec. The DR-100 DigitalField Recorder will be available for the journalist and broadcasterto see its attractive features and portability. The award winingDR-100 is the newest AEQ family of products.

Radio ismy life.I could not believe that eversince my first encounterwith radio, as a Citizen BandRadio Operator that my lovefor the field would havegrown this much. I am always enthusiastic about newtechnologies and equipment. Later, I became an amateur(Ham) radio operator [J88DF] because I felt it encouraged meto get more involved into the electronics and theory of radio.Then came live radio, my very first job after leaving high schoolwas a Technical Operator at the National BroadcastingCorporation, NBC Radio, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Ispent less than three years in that position and was latertransferred to the Program Departments as a New Reporter.The progression continued as I gained experience and furtherqualifications I was promoted to an Announcer/ Newscaster.When I left NBC Radio in 2004, I had served as the ProgramManager for just over two years. During my time as ProgramManager, I was part of a committee to select equipment forthe upgrade of the studio facilities. I had the pleasure ofreviewing products from most, if not all, of the major players inthe broadcast industry including AEQ Broadcast. At the time, Ihad no idea that I would eventually be part of the AEQ family.Yes, at AEQ we have exceeded the realm of being a team weare a family. Since October 2004 in my marketing/salesposition in AEQ, I interact daily with dealers, operationmanagers and engineers. My 13 years of experience in radiohas certainly made this new challenge an easier one. Now, inmy spare time I continue to research new and emergingtechnologies for radio and I have live fun on WAVS, an AMradio station in Davie, Florida.

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ESPN is just one of our many satisfied customers. They haveworked with us to tweak the system to their needs and they areimpressed with the level of service they’ve received. Themodifications that we’ve accomplished for them over the yearshas been really helpful. The Course has been especially useful

as a tool forremotemanagementand productionin theirenvironment.

These RTCSoftwareupgrades arenow availablefree of charge toall AEQ audiocodec customers.

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GlobeCast UK Limited, a subsidiary ofFrance Telecom has just taken delivery of the UK'sfirst AEQ BC 2000 D digital broadcast console.

Installed in GlobeCast Radio's new central Londonstudio, based in the prestigious ITN Building, thisstate-of-the-art digital studio will be used forGlobeCast Radio's evening and weekendprogramming. Fully equipped with facilities forproduction and live broadcasts, it includes RCS

Master Control, Burli, a multi-line telephone call-insystem, and comes complete with an AEQ EagleISDN codec and an AEQ Swing portable ISDN/PSTNmixer for outside broadcasts. The studio also hasfacilities for 'off-tube' commentaries. Globecast willalso be hiring out the studio giving many others theopportunity to experience the new BC 2000 D forthemselves.

Gary Champion, GlobeCast's European Head ofNews is excited about the studio, "we chose the AEQ BC 2000 Dconsole because it gives us the flexibility that no other console forthe same price could provide". GlobeCast Radio's predominantlymotorsport and entertainment programming is heard by over 22,000listeners on EPG 907 of the BSkyB Satellite system as well as manymore via the internet.

The first live programming from the new studio was providingtrackside coverage as part of a facilities & production provisionpackage on behalf of Haymarket Publishing for Autosport Radio LeMans, the official English language station of the Le Mans 24 HourRace. This made full use of the AEQ ISDN codecs and routingcapabilities of the BC 2000 D.

Visit Globecast's website on www.globecast.com.

The Eurobasket Belgrade 2005European Basketball Championshipwas broadcast with AEQ Swing codecsRTS (Serbian Radio-TV), Host Broadcaster for EurobasketBelgrade 2005, has acquired 30 AEQ Swing portable ISDNaudio codecs and five AEQ Eagle rackmounted ISDN audiocodecs for the transmission of the European BasketballChampionship held in the Serbian cities of Belgrade, Novi Sad,Vrsac and Podgorica between 16th and 25th September 2005.

PAOLO CORCHIA, AEQ PRODUCT MANAGER IN ITALY.Paolo works for Exhibo, AEQ's official distributor in Italy, Paolo

helps customers becomefamiliar with AEQ products ashe promotes their sale and use.With his extensive technicalexperience of AEQ products, heis the ideal contact for radio andtelevision broadcastingtechnicians and users.Paolo can be contacted byphone on ++3399 2200 8844 226688, bye-mail atppaaoolloo..ccoorrcchhiiaa@@eexxhhiibboo..iitt orthrough the firm's website atwwwwww..eexxhhiibboo..iitt

RAI Expands its AEQ MulticodecSystems for the FIS Alpine Skiing WorldChampionships in Bornio (Italy).To satisfy the demand for commentators' audio signals for theFIS Alpine Skiing World Championship in Bornio, RAI hasbought two new AEQ Course multicodec systems.Mr. Rombaldoni of RAI outside broadcasts said:"Since they were launched four years ago, the Coursesystems have been usedas our standard productiontool for outdoor locations,but the unexpecteddemand from radiobroadcasters who useISDN transmissions fortheir dedicatedcommentary signals madeseeking an increase in ourISDN transmission capacity inevitable".

Vatican Television InstallsPermanent CommentatorPositions in Saint Peter's BasilicaTo complement the permanent commentator system installedby RAI in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican Television haspurchased the AEQ DCS-10 Digital Commentary System for

the Basilica.A total of fivepermanentcommentatorpositions wereinstalled to facilitatecoverage of theservices andceremonies heldinside the Basilica. The Vatican alsoacquired two EagleISDN codecs to sendthe programs to destination stations.

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in the best stationsThe BC-2000D console has been shipping since Autumn 2005 and the first users, from highly diversebackgrounds are finding out how well it adapts to their particular work methods.

The consoles leave the factory pre-configured for each client and during set-up they are further configured tothe way each station operates.

The reception these consoles have received is impressive, so in addition to the ones that have already beendelivered, there are many orders - ample reward for AEQ’s huge technical and financial commitment todigital audio consoles for radio and television.

The users have particularly mentioned its complete radio console functionality, its extensive processingcapabilities: equalization, dynamics, delay and others, the modular control panel with several pages ofmotorized faders, the flexible assignment of inputs and outputs on each fader and its integration with theswitching matrix of the central control room.

HHAARRBBIINN LLOOCCAALL RRAADDIIOO,, CCHHIINNAAAEQ BC 2000 D digital audio matrix in the control centre. Real time control is accomplishedfrom some 6 workstations using the BC 2000 D RTC software application concurrently with adedicated XY panel. Besides the switching matrix, we have delivered two BC 2000 D digitalaudio consoles for two newly created studios.

SSLLAAGGEERR RRAADDIIOO,, BBUUDDAAPPEESSTTHHUUNNGGAARRYYSLAGER RADIO is a privateradio station, which covers thewhole country using 60Transmitters. It has purchasedtwo BC 2000 D Consoles forits new On Air Studios.

TTEELLEEMMAADDRRIIDD RRAADDIIOO,, MMAADDRRIIDD,, SSPPAAIINN..This public radio station is funded by the regional government of Madrid.The station has purchased a BC 2000 D console to handle 2 studios, whichmakes it possible to broadcast two programs simultaneously.

CCOOMM RRAADDIIOO,, AAGGEENNCCIIAA DDEE CCOOMMUUNNIICCAAÇÇIIÒÒ LLOOCCAALL,,BBAARRCCEELLOONNAA,, SSPPAAIINN..COM Radio uses the BC 2000 D Console in studio 3. A DM andtwo D10 Control Surfaces provide 25 faders, which are capable ofcontrolling 225 channels simultaneously. COM Radio broadcastsNews and Entertainment Programs throughout the Catalonia Region.

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GGUUAADDAALLAAJJAARRAA,, SSPPAAIINNCadena SER has installed aBC 2000 D console for itsGuadalajara ProgramProduction Centre.

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...other stationsCADENA COPE, MADRID, SPAINCRI, CHINA RADIO INTERNATIONAL, BEIJING, CHINARADIO VIGO, CADENA SER, SPAINJIANG XI PROVINCIAL RADIO, CHINAULTIMA HORA RADIO, PALMA DE MAJORCA, SPAINYUNAN LOCAL RADIO, CHINAVIC UNIVERSITY, BARCELONA, SPAINTSF RADIO JOURNAL, LISBOA, PORTUGALMANLLEU LOCAL RADIO, BARCELONA, SPAINLV 10, MENDOZA, ARGENTINAKEDT, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, USARADIO FORMULA-TELEFORMULA, MEXICO DF.

IIBB33 RRAADDIIOO,, PPAALLMMAA DDEE MMAAJJOORRCCAA,, SSPPAAIINNIt has installed three BC 2000 D Consoles, with Control andStudio Control configurations, which are used On Air and in Production.

GGLLOOBBEECCAASSTT UUKK,, LLOONNDDOONN,, UUKKGlobeCast UK Limited, a subsidiary of France telecom, has just purchased thefirst AEQ BC 2000 D digital broadcast console in the UK.This state-of-the-art digital studio will be used for Globecast Radio’s evening and week-end programming. Fully equipped with facilities for production and live broadcast, itincludes RCS Master Control, Burli, a multi-line telephone call-in system, and completedwith an AEQ Eagle ISDN codec.

LLIIUUZZHHOOUU LLOOCCAALL RRAADDIIOO,, CCHHIINNAAThis local radio station the Guang-Xi Province has acquired aBC 2000 D Digital Console.

HHEEIILLOONNGG JJIIAANNGG PPRROOVVIINNCCIIAALL RRAADDIIOO,, CCHHIINNAAThe heart of the system is an AEQ BC 2000 D digital audio matrix which isredundant and distributed among three physical locations: the central controlfacility, the network center located in the Dragon Tower, 500 meters (1500 feet)away, and the transmission center, which is 10 kilometers (6,25 miles) away.

RRDDPP RRAADDIIOODDIIFFUUSSÃÃOO PPOORRTTUUGGUUEESSAA ((PPOORRTTUUGGAALL NNAATTIIOONNAALL PPUUBBLLIICC RRAADDIIOO))RDP is the National Public Radio of Portugal. It is a memberof UER and is very “high tech”. It purchased two BC 2000 Dfor On Air Studios 6 and 7 at its main channel, Antena 1.It covers Europe, Africa, Asia and he SouthPacific via satellite.

For its foreign satellitebroadcasting service ALL INDIA RADIO (AIR) buys 42 AEQ MPAC- 02portable codecs and 42 AEQ Eaglerackmounted codecs Via consulting firm WEBEL, AEQ and its local representative,Falcon Technologies, supplied these products for AIR's 42

regional facilities, so thateach facility can send andreceive, in high quality,

news of external events through full duplex Nera digitaltransponders. This deal was valued at around half a millionUS dollars.The AEQ MPAC 02 converts the audio at microphone or linelevel to a 64Kbps data stream sent to the portable Nerasatellite uplink. This is received, via satellite and then thedata stream is converted by the AEQ Eagle, codec intoanalogue and digital AES/EBU audio to the central controlroom. Return feeds are sent back to the remote site fordecoding by the MPAC-02.Using MPEG L2 coding, the audio bandwidth achieves 11KHz although when delays are more critical, G722 codingis used with a 7KHz bandwidth. Both bandwidths aresufficient for most of AIR's applications.

Installation of the router of RTM in Rabat

The heart of the system is an Impact 2x120x120-circuit digitalaudio routers, plus a 10-card Course codec, controlledthrough a network of nine workstations with the Impact+ andSystel 6000 applications.

The installationtraining and systemadjustment havebeen completed inRabat. The systemwill multiply andsimplify the workoutput of NationalRadio of Morocco’scurrent MDC.The new RabatModulation andDistribution Centercontrols and routesthe signalsgenerated at eachof the network's 8studios in theMoroccan capital, aswell as thecontributions fromregional stations. It

facilitates mobile and temporary communications for the livebroadcast of outside events. Communications are managed through the Systel 6000application, operated from each of the control centers or fromthe MDC's control console. A new release will be installed,which will reflect the suggestions of hundreds of users whoover an extended period of beta testing the application (insome cases more than a year). This process has helped the

way the applicationdevelops.The studios areinterconnected witheach other and withthe transmissionfacilities through theImpact+ application,which makes itpossible to configurematrix views so thateach operator in astudio or at the MDC has available only those circuits he orshe needs to work with. Pre-programmed block switching(salvos) can also be done, or automatically at a pre-

programmedtime.As we go to press,Radio Televisionof Morocco (RTM)plans to expandand improve theirinfrastructure byadding furthercommunicationsterminals for theirSystel 6000 and

increasing the capacity offered by the AEQ Impact matrix tohandle analogue circuits through more Caddy converters andAEQ DA-16T analogue audio distribution amplifiers.

Community Radio in Guinea BissauAEQ has given a positive response to the request from theAssociação Guineense de Estudo e Divulgação deTecnologias Apropriadas (DIVUTEC), an NGO involved in thecreation of a community radio station in Guinea Bissau. Theobjective is to provide news and information services to thelocal population in the Boé area, where the natives of GuineaBissau declared their independence from Portugal in 1973.Although this is a small project, the country has, seriousinfrastructure problems and this will bring a great benefit tothe area. The system includes a 500W FM transmissionsystem including antenna, and a complete radio studioequipped with an AEQ BC-300 mixer, microphones, CDplayers, cassette recorders, monitors, etc., with workspace fora presenter and a guest.

News in BriefAEQ has equipped Botswana National Radio's foreigntransmission unit with Swing Codecs.SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) hasincreased its complement of Eagle codecs. SABC beganacquiring AEQ communications equipment more than adecade ago, starting with the now superseded MP10portable mixer. Brunei National Radio has purchased an AEQ BC500console for its continuity suiteRadioteleviçao Caboverdiana has purchased 3 Eagle´s and3 TLE 02 D for its mobile communications.

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Grupo ACIR, a multi-station sitelocated in Mexico City, iscompleting a technical upgradeplan for its studios andcommunications built aroundAEQ products.

Under the direction of Chief Engineer Mr. Barrientos, theynow have a Systel 6000 with two racks, which gives themcapacity for some 30 simultaneous contribution links formulti-conferencing, talk shows and continuous links with the

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Group's own stations and associated stations.

For outside broadcasts they use AEQ Swing codecs andrackmounted AEQ Eagle codecs for the permanent studio locations.

An AEQ Impact matrix with nearly one hundred inputs andoutputs serves the Systel 6000 application, but also acts asan digital transmission matrix that handles with analogueinputs and outputs provided by the AEQ Caddy analogue todigital audio converter.

MEXICO'S GRUPO ACIR IS AEQ-EQUIPPED

GRUPO 10 TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM IN MEXICO CITYIn May, the Grupo 10 Technical Symposium was held in the Spanish Embassy's Commercial Office headquarters in Mexico City.

AEQ Sales Engineer Eduardo Villanueva spoke about audio coding and compression as well about and on digital audio mixingand routing. Engineers from nearly all of the Mexican capital's radio and television stations and from the most importantbroadcasters of other Mexican states attended the symposium. They all expressed strong interest in the information offered.

Spain had a strong presence, as well as AEQ Spanish companies Rymsa, Seratel, Kroma and Egatel were all represented.

There was also an exhibition and functional demonstration of equipment. AEQ exhibited the BC 2000 D digital console andmatrix, the Systel 6000 Multi-conference System, the Impact / Caddy router, the AM 03 monitor and the TH02 digital hybrid.

The Venezuelan station YVKE Mundialbuys two AEQ BC500 consoles for its keybroadcast centre in Caracas

The Circuito Mundial (knownas YVKE Mundial) wasfounded,in 1970 by Antonio J. Istúriz as a radio

broadcasting company with programming aimed at a popularaudience. Until then since 1944 it had been operating underthe name of Radio Cultura, founded by Gonzalo VelozMancera. Today it is one of the country's best brandedbroadcasters and its varied, colorful, useful news shows and

musical programs, which are on the air 24 hours a day, makeit one of the most popular stations in Venezuela.

The newest station will broadcast on 550KHz with a power of10KW and its facilities are currently located in Las Mercedeswith over 160 people working at the facility.

It has seven national AM radio stations and will soon opentwo new AM stations whose mission is to complete CircuitMundial's total coverage of Venezuela. YVKE Mundial is inthe midst of an expansion phase in line with the nationalmedia development plan and they have just bought two BC-500 analogue consoles as well as other equipment itemsdestined for its two on-air studios.

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AAEEQQ ssuupppplliieedd tthhee ccoonnssoollee ffoorr FFlloo''ssssttuuddiioo.. Spain's popular radiocommentator Florentino Fernándezperformed the acceptanceinspection at the AEQ HQ of a BC 2000 analogue console for hishome radio studio, where he willbe able to record and transmitprograms in the utmost comfort. AAEEQQ ccoonnssttrruucctteedd aa nneeww mmoobbiillee uunniitt ffoorr CCOOMM RRaaddiioo uussiinnggppaarrtt ooff tthhee bboooott ooff aa FFiiaatt EEssttiilloo..The vehicle is an estate vehiclethat can now broadcasts livewhile four people and theirbaggage travel in it! When theunit is stationary, it can set upmultiple links with the stationand with roving reporters whilethey cover an event.

AEQ equipped and installed newstudios operated by IB 3 Radio de lesIlles Balears in Palma de Majorca,Minorca, and Ibiza, with a news uniton Formentera.

A signature installationWith a contract worth around a million euros, AEQ suppliedand installed the equipment now being used by IB 3 Radiode les Illes Balears inits Palma de Majorca,Minorca and Ibizastudios, as well asthe radiobroadcaster's NewsUnit operating on theisland of Formentera.

With total projectmanagement byAEQ, it was an exciting job adhering to strict quality standards.The work included not only the technical installation in several

programme productioncenters (acoustictreatment, studios, amaster control centre,newsrooms) but alsoequipment andcommunications formobile units used inoutdoor broadcasting.

In Palma (Majorca), we are equipping 3 studios with the AEQBC 2000 D digital console, a central control room with Systel6000 software and AEQ Impact – Caddy matrixes, and tworeporter’s booths.

The automation system is made up of more than 50workstations: broadcasting, production, logging, the recordingof reports, composition, Internet access, administration and programming.

The other locations have more modest, but equallyproductive equipment based on their dimensions.

Up to three studios per location, were equipped with analogueconsoles, a central control room, Eagle codecs and anautomation system, wireless transmitter/receivers, radiotelephones, portable mixers and the respective base stationsto receive the signals from mobile units are also beingprovided, and also 40 AEQ DR-100 handheld digital recorders.

The facilities in Palma de Majorca were officially opened onMarch 1, 2005 - Balearic Islands Day - by the chief executiveof the islands' Autonomous Community Government, JaumeMatas. The rest of the facilities were put into service in aseries of steps during the first half of the year.

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SPAIN SPAIN

News in Brief

AEQ INSTALLS CADENA SERNETWORK RADIO STATION"RADIO VIGO"WWiitthh aa ssppeecciiaall eennggiinneeeerriinngg ssoolluuttiioonn iinnvvoollvviinngg AAEEQQBBCC 22000000 DD ccoonnssoolleess aanndd rroouutteerrss ttoo sshhaarree aa ssttuuddiiooffaacciilliittyy aammoonngg ffiivvee ccoonnttrrooll rroooommss.. Radio Vigo has been a leading station on Spain’s northwestcoast for three generations. Recently it moved into a renovatedbuilding near the city’s marina and re-equipped the station withthe most advanced technological systems.

The production studio has a console with 15 faders and anexclusive studio booth. A shared studio room can also be used.

AEQ worked closely with the station’s technical management onthe development of a very special engineering project to adaptthe station to the particular characteristics of the new studiospace, and the great variety of radio broadcasting products that

Radio Vigo produces and markets. Radio Vigo is an affiliate ofthe Cadena Ser network.

In the central control room, a BC 2000 D switching matrix wasinstalled and linked by optical fiber with the BC 2000 Dconsoles in the studios.

There are six studios: the production studio has a console with15 faders and an exclusive studio booth. The other five aircontrol and recording control facilities share a single talks studio.The main On Air control facility for SER AM and FM has aconsole with 15 faders.

The On Air control facilities for the station's four music stations -40 Principales (Top 40), Máxima FM, Dial, and M80 - -areequipped with consoles having only five audio channels (eachwith 9 pages - equivalent to 45 faders!), and normally work inautomation mode.

Talkback among the control rooms and studios is provide by anintercom system integrated into the BC 2000 D system.

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TSF Rádio Jornalacquires a

BC 2000 D Digitalmixing consoleRadio Jornal is a prestigious national FM and on-line(www.tsf.pt) radio broadcaster with emphasis on news. Asignificant part of its reporting equipment comprises AEQSwing codecs and Course multi-codecs. The Portuguesebroadcaster has been using a Systel 3000 with eightanalogue lines for debates and sports coverage daily forthe past 12 years without a single breakdown.

Radio Jornal plans to replace it with the new AEQ Systel6000 shortly.

The new BC 2000 D digital mixing console, with its new,completely modular rack / control surface concept, willreplace a digital console made by another manufacturer.

RDP purchases BC 2000 DigitalRDP-Radiodifusão Portuguesa bought two AEQ BC 2000 Ddigital consoles to equipStudios 6 and 7 andcontinuity for their mainchannel, Antena 1.

Antena 1 is aimed at ageneral audience. Itsmain components arenational and internationalnews, entertainment- -predominantlyPortuguese music,information on importantsocio-cultural topics andsport.

Antena 1 has satellite coverage for Europe via Hotbird 4,for Africa via Intelsat 2, and for Asia and Oceania viaAsiasat 2. Onda Média, FM and DAB - Digital AudioBroadcasting covers mainland Portugal and the outlyingregions of Madeira and the Azores. Antena 1 can also beheard on line at www.rdp.pt.

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In the Technical Control Centre one 5-fader BC 2000 DMmodule and two 10-fader BC 2000 D 10 modules wereinstalled.

Despite being studio booth control centres, these studioshave the distinction of facilitating operation in automaticmode from an associated booth.

Another BC 2000 D 10 surface mirrors one of the ControlCentre modules. This solution enables the station tomanage if desired without a master control technician,during, some continuity programs, interviews, systemcontrol and Mar4win automation.

PORTUGAL PORTUGAL

AEQ NEWS

INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENTSTRENGTHENED

AEQ doubles its InternationalDepartment staff AEQ has reinforced its international presence byadding five new employees to its staff.

Telecommunicationsengineer SSaannttiiaaggoo PPéérreezz isthe new DepartmentManager. He comes to AEQfrom the telecoms market,where he worked for manyyears for Alcatel in themarkets of Latin America,Europe, North Africa andChina.

DDaavviidd LLooiiss has rejoined our staffafter a sabbitcal. A soundengineer, he has extensiveknowledge of communicationsand AEQ products. His territory isEastern Europe and the MiddleEast.

Before coming to AEQ, telecommunicationsengineer RRaammóónn PPaassccuuaallworked in the instrumentation,test and measurement andembedded computers field. Athis former company, Kontron,he was responsible for GenRad(ATEs) and Leader. His newterritory spans Central Europe,North Africa and the ArabianPeninsula.

Broadcast engineer CCaarrll LLaannddssbbeerrtt has served theBritish broadcast industry formany years. His professionalexperience includes a stint asUK Sales Manager at RCS,and the planning andexecution of many audioinstallations. He knows agreat deal about hard diskssystems, broadcast consoles

and codecs. He takes care of the UK and Ireland.

MMóónniiccaa MMaarrttíínn has worked in various companies inthe Madrid area as aclerk, secretary andreceptionist. She has auniversity degree inEnglish and has ampleknowledge of French.She works in theDepartment asadministrative assistant.

BROADCAST 2005We will exhibit at the 2005 MadridBroadcast fair from November 15 through18, 2005, at Stand 4F601.

SBES 2005

We will also be exhibiting in Birmingham, UK during 16-17 November at the SBES. Stand 96

AEQ IS AWARDED AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGPLOT IN THE LEGATEC SCIENCE PARKIn a merit-based competitive tender, AEQ's technical and scientificprofile and the quality of the corporate development and buildingconstruction plans it submitted, won our firm plot CE 1.7 in the""LLeeggaannééss TTeeccnnoollóóggiiccoo"" science, technology and business park. Theleading promoter of this space for research and innovation throughpublic and private sector partnerships is the Universidad Carlos III,the Madrid public university with which AEQ is working on majorR&D I projects.

We expect to move into our new purpose-built facilities, which willgive us more than 4,000 square meters of floor space, in 2007, afterusing our current building on Rey Pastor street for over 20 years.

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Eivind Mikkelsen, TV2’s Technical Services Manager,congratulated AEQ for their excellent job.TV2 is the leading commercial TV network in Norway andselected the BC 2000 D over competing routers, not just for itsfeatures, but also for AEQ’s willingness and commitment to ashorter lead time as the system was required for TV2’s coverage

of the Norwegian General Elections.The system handles over one hundred digital and analogue input and outputchannels controlled by AEQ’s comprehensive Real Time Control software usingIP. From purchase to installation, commissioning and training, the entire processtook just one month over the holiday period ready in good time for theelections on 12 September.Mr. Eivind Mikkelsen, said: “We were under pressure to have the system readyfor the elections and AEQ delivered on their promise. The router was asuccess on Monday. The election used most of the capacity in the router, andit worked perfectly. We are very pleased. Thank you for all your help."Leading the project for AEQ, Ramón Pascual said that this was “a prestigiousproject and we are very happy that the elections went smoothly for TV2 usingthe BC 2000 D.”

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