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PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2016 7:34 am 
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Wil is seeking a new satellite phone. I've already kind of looked at the Spot model and a Globalstar one. Seeking recommendations, stories, advice, etc.

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-North American coverage (may expand to SE Asia/Japan but not at the moment)
-Decent battery life/talk time. It'll mostly be off, but when it's on, it NEEDS to be on.
-A non-rapey monthly plan/pre-paid
-The smaller, easier-to-use, the better.

I've been using an older model Iridium that just doesn't make the cut, so unless the new models have progressed by leaps and bounds...

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PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2016 6:30 am 
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http://www.amazon.com/Iridium-Satellite ... B00IJHGSIO

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PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2016 12:05 pm 
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 1:51 am 
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 6:58 pm 
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 12:39 pm 
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Got to play a little with Iridium extreme https://www.iridium.com/products/details/iridiumextreme at work the otherday, did okay. made a call at helibase with ship training with short haul operations and was able to have a decent conversation. Has many capabilites for data, external antenna, relay location via text or email like a spot, handy for short term check-ins. ability to have docking stations for home/office use/coop.

They have American made chipsets for various reasons if you have those needs/concerns.

Overall they did okay. I've not had exposure to many others.

Hope this helps.


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PostPosted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 2:16 pm 
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Thanks. I've used an Iridium model on and off for some time now and it's not been impressive. I'll wait for NEXT to fully deploy before trying them again.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:20 pm 
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https://satellitephonestore.com/catalog ... ne-kit-322

Inmarsat is probably the best... and has coverage just about everywhere...

http://www.inmarsat.com/about-us/our-sa ... -coverage/


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What frequencies do these operate on?
All INMARSAT antennas operate with right-hand circular polarization. The uplink frequency band is 1626.5 - 1660.5 MHz and the downlink frequency band is 1525.0 - 1559.0 MHz.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:45 pm 
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Jim wrote:
What frequencies do these operate on?
All INMARSAT antennas operate with right-hand circular polarization. The uplink frequency band is 1626.5 - 1660.5 MHz and the downlink frequency band is 1525.0 - 1559.0 MHz.


Here's the gory details: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0lx7d3w6a2411rh/4F2.pdf?raw=1

Here's the spec on the phone service: http://www.inmarsat.com/service/isatphone2/


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We have a Globalstar gsp-1600 takes a long time to connect and then struggles to stay connected. We are using it in a urban EOC environment. Looking at remote antenna options.


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:00 pm 
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Field testing in progress.


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If you carry the Globalstar on your belt the antenna will be punching you in the chin!

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