Industrial Visit to SLBC Highpower Transmission Center in Trincomalee
An industrial visit of level 2 undergraduates of Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering to Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation’s high-power broadcasting Centre in Trincomalee was organized by the IEEE Industry Applications Society of University of Moratuwa. Undergraduates visit the transmission center on 10th November 2017 and the visit was a huge success with the participation of over 80 undergraduates. Main aim of this project was to create the much-needed industry exposure to the fresh undergraduates and balance the deficit with the theoretical knowledge to practical knowledge.
On August 12, 1980, representative from Deutsche Welle in Germany and the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation in Colombo signed a mutual agreement, whereby a large radio broadcasting station, medium wave and short wave would be constructed at the former Royal Navy base in Trincomalee Harbor. This agreement is to a mediumwave transmitter at 600kW, three shortwave transmitters at 250kW, and one communication transmitter at 10kW. Both parties agreed to double the station’s broadcasting equipment’s, if needed. This station was planned as a joint project between Deutshe Welle in Germany and radio Teheran in Iran.
The three shortwave transmitters were heard at good level throughout Asia and well beyond also. Mediumwave transmitter was also heard widely. But with the civil war in Sri Lanka and company policies, Deutsche Welle decided to close two of its major shortwave relay stations which were in Portugal and Sri Lanka. But SLBC carried one program via the Trincomalee station and it was a three-hour broadcast in Sinhala language beamed to the middle east. In 2012, the large international radio broadcasting station at Perkara- Trincomalee was taken over by the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
By visiting the broadcasting center, Undergraduates were able to learn the basic setup, equipment and the protocols used in the present broadcasting industry. They were able to get an idea about how the techniques they learn at the university such as modulation schemes, antennas, transformers used in the real world. Project Chairperson for this project was Mr.Lakshitha Gunasekara, current president of IEEE IAS in University of Moratuwa
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- Date: 10 Nov 2017
- Time: 03:30 AM UTC to 11:30 AM UTC
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- Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
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- Co-sponsored by Lakshitha Gunasekara