Sophisticated satellite TV for workboats
The HD11 even has iPhone and iPad control apps available.
Hampshire UK based marine electronics distributor C A Clase has launched the KVH TracVision HD11 satellite TV system for the commercial marine market.
The HD11 allows vessels to travel the world and switch seamlessly between satellite TV services without the need for laborious and costly hardware and software updates when entering new regions.
Featuring a significant development in antenna technology and a number of sophisticated new features, the HD11 is claimed to be the first marine satellite TV system to offer a digitally programmable multi-beam Universal World LNB that is compatible with all direct-to-home satellite TV services and HDTV programming, along with a library of 100 available satellites.
The 1m satellite TV antenna provides unlimited HD and DVR support and utilises KVH’s exclusive TriADmulti-band antenna design for simultaneous tracking of Ka- and Ku-band satellites. It also features an Internet Protocol-enabled Antenna Control Unit (IPACU) for simple, seamless operation, and uses a four-axis (three-axis plus skew) stabilized smart antenna system with robotic direct drive that is stronger and tracks better than competing products, even in far northern latitudes.
Additional advanced features of the HD11 include RF7 satellite identification, fully integrated DVB-S2 compatibility and dual tuners, which make the HD11 a smart satellite TV system at sea, capable of updating itself when service providers make changes to their satellite parameters.
Andy Banting of commercial marine sales at C A Clase said “The HD11 really is a phenomenal product which has been developed in response to demand from the commercial shipping market. Every commercial vessel has unique needs and the HD11 has numerous sophisticated features, and makes use of the latest technology available to meet these needs.”
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