Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 13103 Registered: Jan-08 | March 08, 2010 Winegard Company -- Relief Is Spelled VSAT Company info... Winegard Company, offering mobile satellite and antenna solutions, has donated one its new SPA 1200 VSAT antennas to Samaritan's Purse, a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization which provides aid to people around the world who are victims or war, poverty, natural disasters, and disease. Samaritan's Purse will deploy the SPA 1200 immediately in Haiti to support the organization's relief efforts after the earthquake. The state-of-the-art Winegard SPA (semi -permanent auto-acquire) 1200 is a motorized auto-acquiring, multi-platform VSAT antenna featuring multiple deployment sensors for quick signal acquisition, including a GPS, a compass and a tilt sensor. The auto-acquire antenna significantly reduces the amount of set up time and training required needed to establish a VSAT connection. |
Platinum Member Username: NydasPost Number: 18479 Registered: Jun-06 | Expect more of this kind of donations. Surplus capacity put to good use. |
Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 13129 Registered: Jan-08 | Good news that a big player like Winegard put this thing on market, the price will goes down on VuQube! ![]() |
Bronze Member Username: ChaffPost Number: 38 Registered: Jan-10 | VSAT means Very Small Aperture Terminal, VSAT is a technology used to define a two-way-satellite communications. VSAT system use small dish antennas that varies from 75 cm to 2.4 meters in diameter. VSAT terminal access satellites in orbit, to transfer data from one earth station to other or to access the internet (two way satellite internet). The VSAT network is managed by the HUB (mater earth station). VSAT system are commonly used to transmit narrowband data for applications such a telemetry (SCADA), Point-of-Sale transactions such as credit cards, Internet Access, Voice-Over-IP, Bank transactions between head quarters and branches and any IP application. |
Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 13134 Registered: Jan-08 | OOOOPS! My post above was referring to those new Portable and Mobile dishes: Carryout® GM-1518 Automatic Portable The most versatile portable satellite dish perfect for RVing, tailgating, camping, trucking, vacation homes and so much more! * 100% Automatic! Turn it on and let it do the rest! * Small in size (13.5 lbs) with easy grip handle. * Temporary or permanent mounting options. * Fast and reliable satellite acquisition. * Supports 2 receivers! Winegard Carryout MP1 Manual Portable Satellite Antenna Carryout® MP1 GM-MP1 Manual Portable Quick and easy manual setup using the same high-quality reflectors as the automatic system. * Lower budget portable satellite antenna system. * Durable case used as mount and protects dish. * Same high-end reflector used in GM-1518. * Bubble level, compass and elevation markings included for easy set up and leveling. * Supports 2 receivers! http://www.winegard.com/carryout/index.php |