Main Units - KVH Industries TracPhone FB250 User Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction

Main units

TracPhone FB500/ TracPhone FB250
The main difference between the TracPhone FB500 system and the
TracPhone FB250 system lies in the antenna.
• TracPhone FB500 uses an FB500 antenna, which is a maritime BGAN Class
8 antenna.
This antenna is larger and provides more bandwidth than the antenna
used for the TracPhone FB250 system.
• TracPhone FB250 uses an FB250 antenna, which is a medium size,
maritime BGAN Class 9 antenna.
The TracPhone FB500 system and the TracPhone FB250 system basically use
the same type of terminal, except that the TracPhone FB500 offers a few more
features than the TracPhone FB250. See Features and interfaces on page 3.
Units overview
The TracPhone FB500 system includes the following main units:
• TracPhone FB500 antenna
• TracPhone terminal
• TracPhone FleetBroadband IP handset with cradle
The TracPhone FB250 system includes the following main units:
• TracPhone FB250 antenna
• TracPhone terminal
• TracPhone FleetBroadband IP handset with cradle
4 Main units