Panasonic 3.0 - Manual (Page 57)

EchoMap v3.0
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Gateway Control Center (GCC)
The Gateway Control Centers are located in South America, Europe, Asia
and provides switching capabilities to link mobile transceivers with
terrestrial-based customer systems via standard communication modes
including X.400, X.25, leased line, dial-up modem, public or private data
networks, and Email networks including the Internet.
9.2.3 Aircraft Segment
The aircraft segment consists of the Satellite Communicator, the
flight computer and the antennas
Subscriber Communicator (SC)
The SC is a two-way transceiver that provides in-flight access to weather,
messaging and position reporting. The SC also receives GPS positions
with its eight-channel GPS receiver. All data is sent via an RS-232 serial
port to either your computer.
Note : This system is for portable use only; it is not STC’d. If you need
to permanently attach any items to the aircraft consult your avionics
shop for a field approval. (Form 337) Contact Echo Flight if you require
any assistance.
Two antennas are provided, a portable GPS antenna, which can be