Talk:Satellite truck

Vendors
why are you listing specific satellite vendors on this page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.79.190.186 (talk • contribs) 15:16, 2 July 2008

You can not discuss the internet without mentioning ISPs. It is the same as the satellite truck business. The providers are a valuble resource for those looking to work in the business. The providers are not hyperlinked. B Wilkinson  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bruce Wilkinson (talk • contribs) 01:24, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Manufacturers
Some of the better known manufacturers list follows: Depending on the size and options satellite trucks can cost between $400,000 USD to well over a million dollars.


 * Wolfcoach(L3)- Auburn, MA
 * Frontline Communications - Clearwater, FL
 * Shook Mobile Technologies - San Antonio, TX
 * Satcom Scientific Inc - Orlando, FL
 * Bickford Communications - Chantilly, VA
 * Gerling Associates - Sunbury, OH
 * Television Engineering Corporation - St Louis, MO

Service Providers
This is a partial list of better known Satellite Truck service providers in the USA and Canada. The day rate for these trucks range from $1,700 to $2,800 USD for a ten hour day. Satellite time for video transmission can be purchased from $200 to $600 USD per hour.

Moved content from article. "Better known" is not defined well. Locationx3 (talk) 12:22, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 15up Media, LLC - (919-608-9922, 15upmedia.com) - Raleigh, NC
 * All Stars Communications- Charlotte, NC
 * American Satellite Uplink - Congers, NY
 * Calhoun Satellite Communications - Hollywood, FL (Miami area)
 * Carolina Uplink is now 15up Media, LLC (919-608-9922, 15upmedia.com) - Raleigh, NC
 * CBTV - Norwood, MA
 * CentralSat - Cincinnati, OH
 * Costal Satellite - Agoura Hills, CA
 * Crawford Communications - Atlanta, GA
 * Digital Comm Link - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (West Palm Beach area)
 * First Call Uplinks - Boardman, OH
 * Flight 9 - Nanuet, NY
 * Interface Communications - Flushing, NY
 * LiveOnSite - Washington, DC
 * Locked Stream - Los Angeles, CA
 * Locked-On Communications - Washington, DC
 * Lowery Satellite Services - Orlando, FL
 * Meinhardt Satellite Uplink - Chicago, IL
 * Metrovision - New York City, NY
 * North American TV - Salt Lake City, UT
 * NES Communications (New England Satellite) - Shrewsbury, MA
 * Pacsat International - Sacramento, CA
 * PSSI Global Services Los Angeles, CA/Las Vegas, NV
 * Peak Uplink - Newcastle, CO
 * Relay House - Montrose, Minnesota (Minneapolis area)
 * RF Linkup - Ft Mill, SC (Charlotte NC area)
 * Red Dirt Communications - Stillwater, OK
 * Remote Manage - Ventura, CA (Los Angeles area) — Preceding unsigned comment added by RemoteManage (talk • contribs) 16:03, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Sabil Uplink - Louisville, KY
 * Satellite Communications Systems, Wacounda, IL
 * Satellite Technology Systems, Crystal Lake, IL
 * Satlink/Hailstone - Little Rock, AR
 * Skywire Communications - Richmond, VA
 * SDTV Satellite Digital Teleproductions, CA NV AZ
 * Sure Shot Transmissions - Youngstown, OH
 * TV2GO - Toronto, ON Canada
 * Talking Rock Communications - Jasper, GA (Atlanta area)
 * Videocom Media Services - Dedham, Ma —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.202.127.55 (talk) 10:54, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Videolink - Boston, MA
 * Village Video - West Babylon, NY & Central, Fl

Merge from Satellite Truck
I'm no expert, but I think useful content from that page should be mergeed to this one. Locationx3 (talk) 11:59, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a directory
Per WP:NOTDIR and previous discussions on this talk page, I removed the huge list of completely non-notable manufacturers and service providers. The removed sections are archived below. 77.132.231.53 (talk) 13:10, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Manufacturers
Depending on the size and options satellite trucks can cost between $85,000 USD to well over a million dollars.


 * Accelerated Media Technologies - Auburn, MA
 * Communications Vehicle Service - Washington DC
 * E-N-G Systems - Concord, CA
 * Frontline Communications - Clearwater, FL
 * Gerling Associates - Sunbury, OH www.gerlinggroup.com
 * PK Vans, Oshawa, ON Canada
 * Satcom Scientific - Orlando, FL

Defunct Manufacturers Bickford Broadcast BAF Communications Calutech Dalsat Mobiltetech Wolf Coach

Service providers
This is a partial list of Satellite Truck providers. The cities listed indicate where the home offices for these companies are located. By the nature of the business, the trucks may go or be shipped anywhere.


 * American Satellite Uplink - Congers, NY (NY City Area)
 * Atlantic Coast Satellite Telecommincations - Central Florida
 * Arctek HD Satellite Communications - St Paul, MN
 * All Mobile Video - New York City
 * All Star Communications - Charlotte, NC
 * Beacon Satellite LLC. - Sylacauga, AL
 * Brightlink HD - Gallatin, TN
 * Cactus Satellite (Cactus Films) - Mexico City, MX
 * Calhoun Satellite Communications - Dania Beach, FL (Miami area)
 * CBTV - Providence, RI / Boston, MA / Santa Barbara, CA
 * Central Coast Uplink - California Bay Area
 * CentralSat - Cincinnati, OH
 * Coastal Media Group - Calabasas, CA
 * Control 1 Communications, Atlanta, GA and Charlotte, NC
 * D2 Productions - Hudson, MA
 * Dan Black Satellite Productions, Montgomery, AL
 * Digital Comm Link - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
 * Dawnbreaker Communications - Falls Church, VA (Washington DC Area)
 * DUB Productions - Louisville, KY
 * Diversified Communications Inc (DCI) - Washington DC / Frederick, MD
 * Encompass Digital Media, Inc. - Atlanta, GA
 * First Call Uplinks - Boardman, OH
 * Flight 9 - Nanuet, NY
 * Flying Cow Satellite - Southern California
 * Freebird - Olathe, KS
 * GLASAT Satellite Systems - Miami, FL
 * Hollywood Riviera Studios - Los Angeles, CA
 * Hurst USA - San Diego, CA
 * Interface Communications - Flushing, NY
 * International Media Services IMSNG - Santa Monica, California
 * Kaufman Broadcast - St. Louis, MO / Kansas City, MO
 * Lake Shore Productions - Merrillville, Indiana
 * LeSEA Productions - South Bend, In - www.leseaproductions.com
 * LeSEA Productions - Hawaii
 * Liberty Uplink, Inc. - Philadelphia, PA / Providence, RI / Buffalo, NY
 * Linkup Communications - Wawatousa, WI (Milwaukee, WI area)
 * Live Cross Communications - Los Angeles, CA
 * LiveOnSite - Washington, DC, Leesburg, VA
 * Lowery Satellite Services - Orlando, FL
 * Media Center - Charleston, West Virginia
 * Meinhardt Satellite Uplink - Chicago, IL
 * Metrovision - New York City, NY
 * Microwave Communications - Detroit, Michigan
 * Midwest Uplink - Indianapolis, IN
 * Mobile Satellite Connection - Mobile, AL
 * Moonlink Satellite - Detroit, MI
 * Nashville Uplink - Nashville, TN
 * NOA Productions - Hawaii
 * Orbital Communications - Orlando, FL
 * Pacsat International - Sacramento, CA
 * Path 1 Communucations - Atlanta, GA
 * Peak Uplink - Newcastle, CO
 * Pittsburgh International Telecommunications - Pittsburgh, PA
 * Platinum Uplink Services - Chicago, IL
 * Prolink Mobile Satellite Communications - Cordova, TN
 * PSSI Global Services - Los Angeles, CA / Las Vegas, NV
 * Relay House - Montrose, MN (Minneapolis area)
 * Remote Facilities Inc - Wakefield, MA
 * Remote Transmission Management - Dallas, Texas
 * Reno Sparks Video Productions - Reno, Nevada
 * Red Dirt Communications - Stillwater, OK
 * RF Linkup - Ft Mill, SC (Charlotte NC area)
 * Rough House Productions - Southern California
 * RumJungle Media - Minneapolis, MN
 * Satellite Center Inc. - Florence KY
 * Satellite Center - New Orleans, LA
 * Satellite Communications Systems (SCS), Wacounda, IL
 * Satellite Papa - Myrtle Beach, SC
 * Satellite Technology Systems (STS) - Crystal Lake, IL
 * Satellink West - Phoenix, AZ
 * Satlink/Hailstone - Little Rock, AR
 * Satellink - Tampa, FL
 * SDTV - San Diego, California
 * Skehan Communications, LLC - Washington, DC
 * Southern Sky Satellite - Southern California
 * SPOT MPG Saint Louis, Missouri
 * Sure Shot Teleproductions - Youngstown, OH
 * Talking Rock Communications - Jasper, GA (Atlanta area)
 * Teleantenna - Toronto, ON (Canada)
 * The Media Center - Charleston, West Virginia
 * Thistle Communications - Pelham, NH
 * Thomas Digital - Charlotte, NC
 * TV2GO - Toronto, ON (Canada)
 * UniSat (Universal Satellite Communications Inc.) - Los Angeles, CA
 * Via Sky Communications - Tempe, AZ
 * Videolink - Boston, MA
 * Village Video - Long Island, NY & Central VA
 * Wild Hare Satellite - Portland, OR
 * Yellow Bird - Sarasota, Florida

2018 removal
I've re-removed the above laundry list of operators, which adds nothing but clutter to the article. Please discuss here to gain consensus before re-adding them. Wikipedia is not a jobs directory.  Baffle gab1978  23:14, 10 January 2019 (UTC)