Wilrobnson wrote:
Nobody?
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| Author: | Wilrobnson [ 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. Requirements: -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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| Author: | Wilrobnson [ Mon May 30, 2016 6:30 am ] |
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Nobody? |
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| Author: | Jim [ Mon May 30, 2016 10:32 am ] |
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http://www.amazon.com/Iridium-Satellite ... B00IJHGSIO |
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| Author: | n7ryy [ Mon May 30, 2016 12:05 pm ] | ||
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Wilrobnson wrote: Nobody?
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| Author: | Wilrobnson [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 1:51 am ] |
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Sigh... |
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| Author: | Mark [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 6:58 pm ] |
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Sometimes you just get to the top of the knowledgeable and sophisticated heap and pass us all |
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| Author: | safetysaurus [ 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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| Author: | Wilrobnson [ 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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| Author: | nickcarr [ 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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| Author: | Jim [ Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wilrobnson wants a new phone |
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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| Author: | nickcarr [ Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wilrobnson wants a new phone |
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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| Author: | soundman [ Tue Jun 07, 2016 4:11 pm ] |
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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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| Author: | Wilrobnson [ Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:00 pm ] | |||
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Field testing in progress.
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| Author: | n7ryy [ Fri Sep 02, 2016 6:19 am ] |
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Go outside |
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| Author: | Jim [ Fri Sep 02, 2016 9:01 am ] |
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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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