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- M-SAT.net - Marine Satellite Systems LLC - - Ku-Band VSAT - Fixed Price Regional Internet at sea - Ku-Band USAT, Ultra Small, Fixed Price, Internet at sea.

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  • - VSAT
    - Ku-Band VSAT - Fixed Price Regional Internet at sea
    - Ku Band VSAT Terminals
    - Shared Bandwidth
    - Contention Ratio: The cost of sharing bandwidth
    - What Size antenna
    - USATs Ultra Small Aperture Terminal
    - C-Band Terminals
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  • - Satellite hardware costs
    - Vessel size, equipment weight and size.
    - Communications budget
    - Bandwidth usage
    - Survey
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  • - How many MB in an email?
    - MegaBytes MB and Megabits Mb
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  • - CIR - Committed Information Rate
    - MIR - Maximum Information Rate
    - Contention Ratio
    - Oversubscription
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  • - What is VoIP?
    - VoIP Bandwidth
    - Skype Bandwidth
    - ACELP
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  • - Service is everything!
    - The challenges of providing satellite service.
    - How long does it take before you can talk to someone that knows?
    - To continue in English press 1.
    - Is your power switch turned on?
    - Smaller companies provide personal service and expertise.
    - Larger companies have more resources

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  • - Starlink
    - Starlink Residential Plan
    - Starlink Maritime (Commercial shipping and Megayachts)
    - Starlink on Boats using RV Plan (Small Cruising Boats)
    - Starlink RV Plan
    - Starlink Business
    - Service Comparison
    - Starlink Installation
    - Order Starlink
    - STARLINK.SX - A great Starlink connection tracker
    - SATELLITEMAP.SPACE - Showing Starlink satellite positions
    - How does Starlink work?

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  • - Standard 1 meter Ku VSAT antennas
    - Ku-Band VSAT antenna choices for 2018
    - Current 1 meter Ku-Band VSAT antennas
    - Legacy 1 meter Ku-Band VSAT antennas
    - 80 centimeters VSAT Antennas
    - Is 80 centimeters now the new 1 meter?
    - Inmarsat Fleet Xpress
    - Kymeta Flat panel antennas.
    - KVH
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  • - SeaTel 4012 GX (Global Express, Ku to GX convertable)
    - SeaTel 4010, 4009, 4006, 4003
    - 4006 RZA
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  • - Sailor 900 VSAT GX Convertable,
    - Sailor 700 VSAT manual
    - Sailor 800 VSAT
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  • - KVH V11-IP Dual Ku/C-Band mini-VSAT
    - KVH Tracphone V7
    - KVH unveils the TracPhone V3
    - Viasat ArcLight Modem
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  • - New Orbit OceanTRxTM 4
    - Orsat AL-7103 MkII-Ku- 1.15m (45")
    - Orbit 7103 Specifications
    - An Orsat antenna in demo mode
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  • - New KNS Z10Mk3
    - KNS Z10 and Z12
    - Searching on Modem lock, DVB lock and C/N Threshold
    - Tracking on C/N ratio
    - KNS Z10 MkII
    - Norsat antennas manufactured by KNS
    - Norsat MarineLink COM6
    - KNS - Norsat
    - Norsat Marinelink COM12
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  • - Is ABS ready for the real world?
    - How ABS works.
    - OpenAMIP
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  • - Intellian Global PLL LNB
    - SMW Quad PLL type R - Swedish Microwave
    - NJR2536S Asia
    - NJR2537S Europe
    - NJR2535S Americas
    - Invacom SPV-30SM Dual LNB
    - SeaTel Dual Band LNB
    - Invacom SPV-65SM External Reference LNB
    - iDirect Dual Band LNB
    - Norsat 1000H
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  • - SeaTel 9797
    - Schlumberger Spacetrack 4000
    - C-Bird from Maritime Broadband
    - Orband AL-7107
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  • - ZipPhaser II
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  • - Acutec Dual Antenna Switch
    - MTN RTS
    - Invacom Dual switch
    - NSSL Dual switch
    - Orbit CCU Dual switcher
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  • - OmniAccess Plexus Controller
    - GCS Network Access Server NAS3000
    - Marlink Access Controller
    - E3 Systems eDSC. Data Service Controller

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    - Full Front Panel Control as well as Aptus Remote Software
    - Aptus Web and Aptus PC
    - Optional Gyro Heading or Gyro Free operation
    - Intellian Worldview LNB and Global PLL LNB
    - DVB-S2 tuner in the antenna not the ACU
    - Intellian features
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  • - Antenna Components and Functions
    - Sensor box
    - Initialization
    - NMEA Heading Input to the ACU
    - SEARCH 3: Targeting and Searching with heading input.
    - SEARCH 1: Targeting and Searching without heading input.
    - Tracking
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  • - Intellian Ku VSAT Antennas
    - Intelian Larger C-band and Ku-band VSAT antennas
    - Intellian v60G for smaller boats.
    - Intellian V100GX Ku-Ka convertable
    - Intellian V110
    - Intellian v60 VSAT
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  • - Three Axis T Series TV antennas with Worldview LNB
    - Intellian t110 and t130, 3 axis Ku TV antennas
    - Intellian d4 and d6 Ka+Ku (HD+SD) antennas
    - Intellian i9/i9P, i6/i6P, i4/i4P Ku band with Polarization
    - Intellian i1, i2, i3 Ku Band TV antennas

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  • - SeaTel Antennas
    - SeaTel Model Numbers
    - SeaTel VSAT Dash numbers (RF)
    - USAT 24, USAT 30
    - SeaTel 2406
    - SeaTel XX03 series
    - SeaTel XX04 series TVRO
    - SeaTel XX06 series.
    - SeaTel XX09 Series
    - SeaTel XX10 Series: 4010 and 5010
    - SeaTel XX11 Series
    - SeaTel XX12 series
    - SeaTel 9797 Series
    - SeaTel 9707 Series
    - SeaTel VSAT Models
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  • - SeaTel 80TV, 100TV AND 120TV Three axis worldwide
    - SeaTel 100TVHD AND 120TVHD DirecTV US HD and worldwide
    - SeaTel XX04 Series
    - SeaTel 4004
    - SeaTel 3004, 4004, 5004
    - 4004 Azimuth Limits and Initialization
    - 6004 azimuth limits (XX.Xk software)
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  • - New IMA antenna architecture from SeaTel
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  • - SeaTel XX10 Series 4010, 5010
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  • - SeaTel XX09 Series 4009, 5009, 6009
    - SeaTel 4009 Specifications
    - Ku Band VSAT Terminals
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  • - SeaTel 4006 RZA
    - SeaTel 4006 Specifications
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  • - The DAC 2200 Controller
    - Targeting the satellite
    - Turning off the Error light
    - SeaTel DAC 2200 Installation and Operation Manual
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  • - Status Menu
    - Press reset to see DAC model and version
    - Control Tracking screen
    - Tracking Display set to 0130
    - Control Search Screen
    - Status Error Screen
    - Remote Aux
    - Save parameters
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  • - Lat - Lon Menu
    - Checking GPS and changing Latitude and Longitude
    - Checking and entering Heading.
    - Save Parameters
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  • - Satellite Menu
    - SAT: Satellite Longitude
    - THRS: Threshold
    - FREQ or MHz: Tracking Frequency
    - Baud or KHz
    - Tone ON/OFF- 22KHz
    - Volt: HORZ, VERT, RHCP, LHCP
    - FEC: Forward Error Correction
    - Skew
    - NID: Target Satellite Network ID
    - NID FFFE on Galaxy 95W FEC 2/3*
    - Forced or Pseudo NID (FEC*)
    - Save Parameters
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  • - Antenna Menu
    - AZ: Azimuth
    - EL: Elevation
    - REL: Relative Azimuth
    - POL: Pol Angle
    - Save Parameters
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  • - The Setup Menu
    - AUTO TRIM
    - EL TRIM and AZ TRIM
    - AUTO THRESHOLD
    - EL STEP SIZE 0000
    - AZ STEP SIZE 0000
    - STEP INTEGRAL 0000
    - SEARCH INC, SEARCH LIMIT and SEARCH DELAY
    - SWEEP INC 0000
    - SYSTEM TYPE
    - SeaTel System Type Calculator
    - GYRO TYPE
    - POLANG TYPE
    - POL OFFSET
    - POL SCALE
    - AZ LIMIT 1, AZ LIMIT 2 and EL LIMIT 12
    - 5V OFFSET, SCALE
    - TX POLARITY
    - TRACK DISP
    - SAVE NEW PARAMETERS
    - REMOTE COMMANDS
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  • - Why can't I see the satellite
    - Check your tuner settings
    - Check the Gyro Compass input
    - Check the Azimuth and Elevation Alignment
    - Point the antenna at the bow
    - Point the elevation at 0 degrees
    - Reseting power to the antenna.
    - Watching the antenna re-initialize

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  • - S900 Specification
    - Standard BUC sizes (no options)
    - Single coax cable to antenna
    - Cross-pol and Co-pol LNBs capable of any LO.
    - Dynamic Motor Brakes
    - Shipped "Plug and Play"
    - Acronyms for S900 parts
    - With or without NMEA 0183 Gyro heading
    - Dual antennas require no arbitrator
    - Built in power meter in OMT
    - No maintenance required for 10 years
    - Designed to operate in temperatures up to 75 degrees C.
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  • - Standard 9.74 antenna mounting pattern
    - Opening the hatch Torx 20
    - Single crossdeck IF cable
    - System requires 24VDC supply at ACU
    - Connect Modem IF cables
    - Connect Modem Console RJ45 to DB9
    - Connect modem to ACU LAN1
    - Connect PC to the GUI in the ACU
    - Configure NETWORK/ Lan port 1: VSAT Modem Unit
    - Edit VSAT Modem Profile
    - Set Tracking Profile
    - Edit Satellite Profile
    - Connect Gyro Heading
    - Azimuth Calibration
    - Cable Calibration
    - Confirm GPS latlong update to modem
    - Satellite Line up with provider
    - Set Blockage Zones
    - Download Diagnostic and Statistic Report

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  • - Satellite Networks and Technologies
    - VSAT - Very Small Aperture Terminal
    - USAT, Ultra Small, Fixed Price, Internet at sea.
    - SCPC - Dedicated, One-on-one circuits
    - Shared Bandwidth:
    - TDMA - Time Division Multiple Access:
    - CDMA- Code Division Multiple Access
    - PCMA - Paired Carrier Multiple Access
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  • - Evolution modem
    - Automatic Beam Switching ABS
    - Virtual Network Operator VNO
    - Adaptive Coding Modulation ACM
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  • - STM Satlink 2900 Modem
    - STM SatLink 1910 Maritime DVB Modem
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    - KVH Tracphone V7 mini-VSAT
    - KVH V7 Fixed Standard rate plans
    - KVH V7 Fixed Seasonal rate plans
    - KVH introduces metered rates for V7
    - Thrane &Thrane Sailor 700 VSAT and JRC.
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  • - Hughes Network Systems
    - Echostar to buy Hughes.
    - G19 at 97W
    - Eutelsat 10A at 10E (W2A)
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  • - Telstar T11n at 37.6W Europe Beam
    - Intelsat 903 Europe at 34.5W
    - Intelsat 907 at 27.6W Europe beam
    - SES-4 at 22W
    - Eutelsat 21B at 21.5W Wide Beam
    - Telstar T12 at 15W Europe Beam
    - AM44 Express at 11W
    - Atlantic Bird 2 at 8W
    - Intelsat 10-02 Europe at 1W
    - Eutelsat 10A at 10E (W2A)
    - Astra3B at 23.5E
    - Eutelsat 36B at 36E
    - Hellasat F2 at 39E
    - AM1 at 40E
    - AM22 at 53E
    - Intelsat 10-02 Middle East at 1W
    - AM44 Express Middle East Beam at 11W
    - Astra 3B Middle East Beam at 23.5E
    - Intelsat IS22 at 72.1E
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  • - T11N at 37.6W Atlantic Beam (AOR)
    - Telstar 14 at 63W Atlantic Ocean Beam
    - SES6 West Atlantic Beam at 40 W
    - INTELSAT IS21 at 58W Atlantic (Mobility) Beam
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  • - Eutelsat 10A at 10E
    - T11N at 37.6 W Africa Beam
    - Intelsat 702 at 33E Seychelles, Maldives
    - Telstar 12 at 15W South Africa beam
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  • - Eutelsat 172A (EX GE23) at 172E North Pacific Beam
    - Eutelsat 172A (ex GE23) at 172E North East Asia
    - Intelsat IS18 at 180E French Polynesia/US Beam
    - Eutelsat 172A (EX GE23) at 172E South West Pacific SWP
    - NSS6 at 95E North East Asia Beam
    - Eutelsat 70B at 70.5E
    - Eutelsat 172A (EX GE23) at 172E Southern Pacific Beam
    - Asiasat 4 at 122.2E Australasia beam
    - Intelsat 18 at 180E South pacific Beam
    - Eutelsat 172A (EX GE23) at 172E SEP South East Pacific Beam
    - ASIASAT 3S at 105.5 °E South Asia Beam
    - NSS6 at 95E South East Asia beam
    - ASIASAT 3S at 105.5 °E - East Asia Beam
    - Intelsat 12 at 45E South East Asia Beam
    - Intelsat IS22 at 72.1E Mobility Beam
    - Superbird C2 SE Asia at 144E
    - ABS1 at 75E

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  • - Inmarsat Global Xpress
    - Inmarsat Fleet Xpress
    - Intellian Offer Complete Fleet Xpress Terminal
    - SeaTel, Thrane and Intellian to manufacture Global Xpress terminals.
    - Boeing and Harris to build the Global Xpress satellites
    - iDirect to provide the Global Xpress ground network
    - ILS to launch Global Xpress satellites
    - Inmarsat selects Cobham SeaTel for Global Xpress terminal

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  • - O3B MEO Satellite Constellation
    - 03B Maritime

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  • - Intelsat Epic NG - High throughput, Ku-Band spot beams

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    - LNB - Low Noise Block Downconverter
    - LNB Local Oscillator (Low and High band)
    - Circular Polarization (US/Canada/Caribbean)
    - Linear Polarization
    - Aligning a European Linear LNB
    - Multiswitch
    - Sky UK or Sky Italia Configuration
    - Dual Antenna Installation
    - Splitter DC pass to the antenna controller
    - In US and Caribbean DAC VOLT must be set to LHCP (18V)
    - Tracking on Horizontal Low or Vertical High
    - Decoder/Receivers IRD
    - IR Extenders and Blink LED emitters.
    - Dual Antenna systems
    - Crestron Controls
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  • - Selecting a marine antenna
    - Size of the vessel and hardware budget
    - Operating Area and Footprint Coverage
    - Rain Fade
    - Expected Sea Conditions
    - DirecTV HD in North America
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  • - Jetstream: TV over VSAT to your yacht.
    - Slingbox: TV over VSAT to your yacht.
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  • - MESL UK
    - Techno Gurus
    - Yacht Entertainment Systems LLC
    - AVIA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    - AViT
    - MEC Marine Electronics Croatia

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    - Starchoice Canada
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  • - What you need for DIRECTV US 101W
    - DirecTV US at 101W
    - 101 W DirecTV Tracking Frequencies
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  • - What you need for DIRECTV US High Definition
    - Three Satellites at once Ka-Ku-Ka 99W/101W/103W
    - SWM-8 Single Wire Multiswitch
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  • - What you need for DIRECTV Caribbean
    - New coverage for DIRECTV Caribbean on IS30 (DLA1) at 95W
    - DIRECTV Caribbean on IS30 at 95W DLA-Region 1
    - IS 30 at 95W - DLA-1 Region 2
    - DLA /GLA LNB
    - 95W DirecTV Tracking Frequencies
    - DirecTV Caribbean for Yachts from Trinidad
    - L14 Standard Definition Decoder
    - LHR 22 High Definition DVR
    - Subscriptions
    - Old coverage on G3C At 95W
    - Basic English Seasonal Package for Yachts
    - Lyngsat Channel line up for DirecTV 95W
    - Note Baud rate on 95W 22500 not 20000
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  • - Dish Network.
    - Dish Network on 110W
    - Polish TV on 118.7W
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  • - Canalsat Caraibes at 34.5W
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  • - What you need for Sky Mexico
    - Sky Mexico at 58W
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  • - Sky Brazil on Intelsat 11 at 43.1W
    - Sky Brasil Channel lineup
    - Sky Brazil Tracking Frequencies
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  • - Yacht Satellite TV in Europe
    - Sky UK on 28.2E
    - Sky Italia on 13E
    - Free to Air TV in the Mediterranean on 13E
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    - Optus C1 at 156E
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  • - TrueVisions on Thaicom 5 at 78.5E
    - Channels and Tracking Frequencies on 78.5E
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  • - MultiChoice Africa on Eutelsat W7 at 36E

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  • - Marine Satellite Systems LLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL
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    - m-sat.net Shortcut to MarineSatelliteSystems.com
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  • - Anatomy of a good VSAT or TV installation
    - Below-Deck Equipment Rack Access
    - Nothing beats an open rack with rear and side access.
    - The best rack installations allow front and rear access without tools.
    - Rolling racks require rails installed
    - Rotating racks are a good compromise.
    - Rittal front door equipment mount.
    - Service loops allow live equipment removal.
    - Mount TV decoders vertical to save space
    - Minimal Tie wraps
    - Label cable ends in plain English.
    - Operator equipment at eye level
    - Antenna placement with safe and convenient access.
    - Stub Mast for hatch clearance
    - Side radome hatches
    - Rigid mast mount, free of vibration
    - Mast height versus stability
    - Correct cable connectors and tools
    - Ventilation and Heat Disapation
    - Accessable Antenna Power breaker
    - Diagrams and Cable lists
    - Minimal blockage
    - Antenna alignment
    - Well Documented and simple
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  • - Recommended VSAT 50 Ohm Coax Cable Types
    - Recommended Sat TV 75 Ohm Coax Types

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  • - 22,300 A Space Odyssey - The Geostationary Clarke Orbit
    - Some Satellite History
    - GEO - Geostationary Earth Orbit
    - Inclined Orbits
    - LEO: Low Earth Orbit Satellites
    - MEO: Medium Earth Orbit
    - Global beams, Hemi beams, Spot beams
    - Finding Satellite information on the internet
    - Antenna gain dBi
    - EIRP or E.I.R.P.
    - EIRP or dBW on a satellite footprint map.
    - G/T Satellite Uplink Map
    - Ka-Band Pointing Accuracy
    - ESV- Earth Station aboard Vessel
    - Comsat Mobile Communications
    - Inmarsat
    - MEO - Medium Earth Orbit
    - Satellite Latency
    - Low Earth Orbit LEO
    - Medium Earth Orbit MEO
    - Symbol Rate
    - SCPC - Single Carrier Per Channel
    - TDM -Time Division Multiplexing
    - TDMA - Time Division Multiple Access
    - Downlink
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  • - L-Band (1-2 GHz)
    - C-Band (4-8 GHz)
    - Ku-Band (12-18 GHz)
    - Ka-Band (26.5-40 GHz)
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  • - Link Budgets
    - Noise Temperature
    - Noise Temperature, Noise Figure and Noise Factor
    - dB (decibel) Power Gain and Loss
    - dBW and dBm

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  • - AZ Azimuth
    - REL: Relative Azimuth
    - EL: Elevation
    - POL: Polarization
    - Linear Polarization
    - Circular Polarization
    - Crosspol or Copol
    - Parabolic dish
    - AGC
    - BUC
    - LNB Low Noise Block DownConverter
    - VSAT - Very Small Aperture Terminal

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  • - Yachtronics Inc
    - Johnson Electronics & Machinery
    - McLaughlin Marine Electronics
    - Commercial Marine Electronics
    - Electronics Unlimited
    - Digital Video Systems
    - High Seas Technology
    - Advanced Marine Systems
    - Great Circle Systems, Inc
    - Global Satellite US
    - Island Marine Electronics
    - Island Marine Services
    - Atlantic Radiotelephone, Inc
    - Avalon Marine Electronics
    - Concord Marine Electronics
    - Globe Wireless LLC
    - Langer Krell Marine Electronics
    - Mackay Communications
    - Martek
    - Miller Marine
    - Mil-Sat LLC
    - MTN Inc
    - Naval Electronics, Inc
    - Navatech Electronic Corp
    - Norwegian Marine Electronics
    - Offshore Connection Inc
    - Paradise Marine Inc
    - Radio Holland
    - Seamark Electronics
    - Sigma Marine
    - Sound Marine Electronics
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  • - 360 Marine
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  • - The Signal Locker - Cap Greene
    - E3 Systems
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  • - Y.E.S - Yacht Electronic Services

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    - Inmarsat to offer 50Mbps Global Ka-Band VSAT
    - Inmarsat Selects iDirect for Global Xpress(TM)
    - Inmarsat buys Ship Equip

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  • - ComCenter II Outdoor
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  • - LEO vs GEO

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  • - Inmarsat IsatPhone Pro
    - Iridium Handheld
    - Globalstar
    - TerreStar

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    - EMS Global Tracking
    - M2M
    - ExactEarth AIS
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  • - Cerberus from Briartek
    - Iridium Shout Nano
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  • - Inmarsat C
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  • - Globalstar M2M
    - Globalstar Spot
    - Globalstar Spot Connect
    - Iridium Handheld for Email and Data
    - Epirb
    - Spot - Globalstar
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  • - LRIT- Long Range Identification and Tracking
    - CLS Thorium Iridium based LRIT
    - Faria WatchDog 750 Iridium LRIT
    - EMA Bluetraker LRIT via Iridium
    - Thuraya Seagull 5000i
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  • - Orbcomm
    - SkyMate Email, Weather, Position and Vessel monitoring
    - Orbcomm Digi 10

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  • - Wired Ocean Hybrid Broadband

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  • - Blue Ocean Wireless Ltd.
    - Zynetix
    - MCP
    - Marlink Call@sea
    - On Waves
    - AT&T 3G Microcell
    - Ubiquisys Femtocell
    - What is a Femtocell?

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  • - OneWeb
    - SpaceX Satellite Constellation
    - Kymeta Flat panel VSAT antennas with no moving parts.
    - Ka-Band
    - Spaceway
    - O3b - Providing backbone links to the Other 3 billion
    - COMMStellation
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  • - ViaSat -1
    - Yahsat 1A &1B
    - KA-Sat at 9E
    - Hylas 1 & 2
    - Hughes Jupiter

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  • - Azimuth Elevation and Skew Calculator

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  • - SCADA - Supervisory Control and Data Aquisition
    - Glossary

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