Advanced Marine Electrics and Electronics Troubleshooting A Manual for Boatowners and Marine Technicians

146 marine electronics installation and troubleshooting

Inmarsat

Inmarsat

Fleet 55

Inmarsat

Inmarsat

Mini-C

Application

and 77

Fleet 33

Mini-M

Inmarsat-C

(eTrac)

Iridium

Globalstar SkyMate

Voice

yes

yes

yes

no

no

yes

yes

no

E-mail

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Internet and

yes

yes

yes

no

no

yes

yes

no

attachmentsFax machine

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

yes (with

no

capable

additional

(outbound

equipment)

only)

Automatic

no

no

no

yes

no

no

no

no

weather/safetyReceive weather

yes (via

yes (via

yes (via

text weather

no

yes (via

yes (via

yes (radar

charts

Internet)

Internet)

Internet)

Internet)

Internet)

plus selectedcharts)

GMDSS/Distress

yes (77 only)

no

no

yes

no

no

no

no

Common Satellite Communications Systems

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