Maritime

Fifty miles offshore your cell phone is a paperweight, and VHF only reaches the horizon. This section is for captains, crews, and cruisers: Iridium Certus and Inmarsat Fleet service, VesseLINK and SkyLink installs, VMS and AIS reporting requirements, man-overboard tags, and how Starlink Maritime compares to what came before it. Antenna placement, cable runs, salt corrosion, and what you do when the primary link drops in weather.

Maritime News

How to Maintain Offshore Satellite Communications

Mike Yadago - November 20, 2019

With oil and gas as ever-growing commodities, the global offshore industry continues to expand. This growth has also given way to a need for a stronger communication system between offshore facilities (where the "in-the-field" work is being performed) and their respective onshore locations. Remote offshore

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Maritime News

New Era for Safety at Sea as First-ever Iridium® GMDSS terminal is unveiled

Mike Yadago - June 16, 2019

The Lars Thrane LT-3100S will be the first terminal to offer Iridium service for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System MCLEAN, Va., June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) and partner Lars Thrane, today unveiled the Lars Thrane (LT) 3100S terminal designed

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Maritime Sailing

Small Sailboat Sailing Basics

Mike Yadago - May 08, 2019

Is sailing something you have always wanted to try? It certainly sounds like a refreshing way to spend a day...the sea breeze whipping through your hair and feeling the warm sun on your face as you gaze out onto the vast blue ocean. Or, at least that's what you imagine it would be like since you don't

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Maritime News

Vessel Fire Protection with the SAILOR 3965 UHF Fire Fighter

Mike Yadago - May 01, 2019

The SAILOR 3695 UHF Fire Fighter: A Maritime Portable Radio No one ever imagines that disaster will happen to them. Unfortunately, danger can happen when you least expect it. Preparation is key and is often the difference between life and death, especially during a fire outbreak aboard a ship. The SAILOR

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Maritime News

Iridium Certus Strengthens Maritime Connectivity

Mike Yadago - April 08, 2019

Iridium Certus is a multi-service communications platform powered by the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation. With its introduction in 2019, it became the only pole-to-pole network on the market. Iridium Certus brings you reliable and fast connectivity no matter where you might be in the world. Not

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Maritime

How to Maintain Offshore Satellite Communications

New Era for Safety at Sea as First-ever Iridium® GMDSS terminal is unveiled

Small Sailboat Sailing Basics

Vessel Fire Protection with the SAILOR 3965 UHF Fire Fighter

Iridium Certus Strengthens Maritime Connectivity

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