Introduction; General - Furuno Felcom 30 Operator's Manual

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INTRODUCTION

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General

The FELCOM 30 consists of the Above Deck Equipment (ADE) and Below Deck
Equipment (BDE).
Above Deck Equipment - ADE
The FELCOM 30 Above Deck Equipment consists of:
• Servo stabilized antenna dish with RF-Transceiver
• GPS receiver
• Radome
• Optional tower or mast mounting
Below Deck Equipment - BDE
The FELCOM 30 Communication Unit (CU) - which constitutes the major
electronic part - is designed for wall or desktop installation.
The CU mains input is 12-24 VDC (actual power 11-32 VDC). The power
requirement is approx. 40 W in receive/idle mode, and approx. 110 W in transmit
mode.
The CU supplies 48 VDC power to the ADE through the coaxial cable.
ISDN Handset
The ISDN Handset keypad and built-in display allow dialing and control of the
CU and antenna.
CD
The CD ROM supplied with FELCOM 30 contains program for PC (vtLite Mobile
and driver software.
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