Chapter 1: System units
1.3 TracPhone FB500 antenna
The TracPhone FB500 antenna is a mechanical tracking antenna, consisting of
a stabilized antenna with RF-unit, antenna control unit and GPS antenna. The
antenna is dedicated to the Inmarsat BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network)
system. All communication between the antenna and terminal passes through
a single coaxial cable. The antenna unit is protected by a fiberglass radome.
The TracPhone FB500 is housed in either a 26" (66 cm) dome, which matches
the TracVision M7 satellite TV antenna, or a 35" (89 cm) dome, which matches
the TracVision M9 satellite TV antenna.
TracPhone FB500 antenna
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