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November 2004
 'Silent Witness' Maintains Unbroken Record
PGA Tour Gets Chilly Welcome in Korea
Gigawave Product Training Courses
Millions Watch Kiddies Eurovision
D-Cam Favourite in Melbourne Cup
Quatar Racing and Equestrian Club

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'Silent Witness' Maintains Unbroken Record
On the day that the stunning new retractable parade ring roof was officially opened at Sha Tin racecourse, Silent Witness, Hong Kong racing's living legend comfortably won the 'Cathay Pacific International Sprint Trial', worth HK$3 million.
Prior to the day's racing card, 35,000 spectators cheered as Hong Kong Jockey Club Chairman Mr Ronald Arculli celebrated the opening of the spectacular new facilities with a magnum bottle of champagne.
Meanwhile HKJC used their D-Cam wireless camera systems to feed images of the opening ceremony, featuring a brilliant dragon and lion dance performance, onto large video screens.

The all-weather facilities at Sha Tin, as well as the wireless cameras, are considered to be the best in the world.
Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong - November 2004
PGA Tour Gets Chilly Welcome in Korea
American Arron Oberholser earned $1 million in the Shinhan Korea Golf Championship, closing with a 3-under 69 for a two-stroke victory in the first PGA Tour sanctioned challenge season event in Asia.
The Championship forms part of the PGA Tour's 'Challenge Season' - a series of exhibition events that are held once the regular golfing season is over. However, those US players who had forsaken their Thanksgiving Dinner to make the twenty-hour flight to Jeju Island, South Korea, faced less than ideal conditions, with the wind gusting to 40 mph and a temperature of around 10 degrees Celsius.

Despite the conditions, 38 players from nine countries competed for total prize money of $3.55 million in the Shinhan Korea Golf Championship took place at the Jungmun Golf Club, the longest course in Korea.
The wintery conditions did not seem to effect the performance of the D-Cam wireless systems either. As with other major golf tournaments in South Korea this year, the D-Cams were supplied by Wave Communication.
Jeju Island, South Korea - November 04
Gigawave Product Training Courses
Each year dozens of engineers from around the world visit the Gigawave Technical Centre to attend in-house training courses given by Gigawave's specialist customer support engineers.
The in-house courses, prior to final delivery, include the theory of digital compression, modulation and transmission, as well as in-depth product training. The courses also include practical operational training at the Gigawave Technical Centre set in the heart of the English countryside.
Gigawave Technical Centre - November 04
Millions Watch Kiddies Eurovision
Maria Isabel, a nine-year-old Spanish girl won the the 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her song Antes Muerta Que Sencilla (I'd Rather Be Dead than Plain). The show was watched by 30 million viewers in more than 18 Countries.
During the two and a quarter hour show, a youth version of the popular Eurovision Song Contest, children, ranging in age from eight to 15, performed before a sold-out crowd of thousands performed original songs in their native language.The winning song is an ode to good clothes, good times and standing tall in the face of criticism by others.

NRK Production provided the technical production facilities for this spectacular show, including a 14 camera OB Truck, two digital link cameras. One Gigawave D-cam was used with a Steadicam rig to allow the director to get close-up dynamic shots of the artists.


Lillehammer, Norway - November 04

Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club
 Gigawave engineers recently commissioned a D-Cam wireless cameras system supplied as part of a major refurbishment of the Qatar Racing Clubs facilities.
Gigawave won the contract to provide a number of D-Cam digital wireless camera system and point to point links from Thomson Broadcast Systems (France) as part of a large contract to provide a new OB Van and peripheral equipment for the Racing and Equestrian Club and the Doha Camel Racing Track.

The impressive new international grandstand and all associated systems are due to be completed for the 7th Qatar National Arabian Horse Show held on 26th & 27th November 2004
New Rayyan, Qatar - November 04

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