The scope of this ETS is to provide minimum specifications for the standardisation of the characteristics of Transportable Earth Stations (TESs) used for Satellite News Gathering (SNG) which can be either an unforeseen or pre-planned activity. The TES can be either vehicle mounted or packed for transportation. The TES can be capable of transmitting either video or audio or both simultaneously. The TESs considered in this ETS are those designed to operate whilst stationary as defined in subclause 4.1.