Looks like it goes to a geosynchronus satellite. Use d a satphone for
several years over a geosync. Very picky. Useless on a boat. Had to sit
on the dock and let the people walking by be bewildered by the nut case
sitting on the dock talking on the phone.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
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"Dick Locke" wrote in message
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On 31 Jul 2006 03:41:17 -0700, wrote:


Edoardo wrote:
Hi,

I am searching for some good source of information about installing a
satellite internet connection on sailing boats.
What's the best solution?
Is there a website/forum/group that is specifically talking about this?

Thanks a lot for your help
Eddy

THe original post has dropped off my computer, so I'm not sure if the
question was originally aimed at US coastal cruisiers or global
cruisers. For global cruisers who want something closer to "always on"
than SSB/Pactor rigs...

Has anyone looked into R-BGAN or BGAN from Inmarsat? . I've seen
R-BGAN prices around $500 for the antenna/terminal and $12 per
megabyte for satellite usage. Speed is "up to" 144K BITS per second,
but there is some new acceleration software. Looks adequate for email
but not much good for graphic downloading. It could give Skymate a
run for its money.

http://broadband.inmarsat.com/about/...extonly=False#

My main concern is directional sensitivity of the flat antenna and
whether it would work under way in a sailboat....or even in a
relatively calm anchorage.