Effective January 8th, 2024, the FCC’s symbol rate limit rule on Amateur bands will change. The FCC will remove it’s baud rate limit and replace it with a 2.8khz bandwidth limit. Excerpt: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or...
Introduction Starlink has revolutionized internet connectivity, especially in for boaters, with its satellite-based service. However, one limitation of Starlink is its carrier-grade NAT (CGNAT) that prevents direct access to your Starlink antenna from the internet,...
“..Solution Gives Boaters Turn-Key Connectivity” Frontier US, a leading distributor for Peplink technology in the USA has featured Narwhal Wi-Fi Onboard in a new Case Study published this month. FrontierUS has recognized how Narwhal combines a whole host...
Inmarsat Services are down in the Asia-Pacific region It’s the morning of April 18, and if you are an Inmarsat customer in the Western Pacific Ocean area, you have likely been offline for just about 48 hours so far. No calls, no weather downloads, no emails, etc. ...
We’ve compiled the data from all of the recent updates announced by Starlink including any updates that were made to wording on their website and in terms and conditions. This matrix/comparison of plans is the most accurate information we can get as of Oct 1,...
(as of Feb 4, 2023) (As of Oct 1, 2023, many of the following details have changed) The answer to this question depends on your overall expectations and how much risk you can accept… If you need connectivity while in-motion on your boat, get RV Mobile or...
If you are travelling and relying on cellular and/or satellite-based Internet for your communications, there are a several easy things you can do to reduce how much data your devices use on a day-to-day basis. If you implement the following changes, you can...
Just about a week ago, our prior post described the latest updates from Starlink including current network status, coverage, and the new portability feature. The newly announced Starlink for RVs expands on portability with some additional flexibility. A Bit of...
Portability (i.e.: Stationary Roaming) Is Official Last week, Starlink officially announced Portability as a feature along with an add-on monthly fee to enable it. Basically, portability is the same as “roaming” that many users had been using for free the...
Dave and Lisa of the YouTube channel Sailing Dark Angel came by our Annapolis Boat Show booth this past October wondering how to get their AIS and VHF upgraded and ensuring it’s all integrated properly. Needing technical help with their DIY upgrade and...
Optimizing Streaming Video for Use Over Slow or Expensive Connections Are you trying to stream movies and tv shows on your boat? Does it use too much cellular data? Do you have trouble streaming on the Marina Wi-Fi? Hoping to use satellite Internet for streaming but...
Have an Iridium handset or Go, Fleet One, Pilot, Certus 100/200/700 or other low bandwidth and/or high cost/MB satellite connection? Wanting to find a way to access the web with that connection? While a slow satellite connection won’t grant you access to the...
