Programming user-defined satellites – KVH Industries TracVision 4 User Manual

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Programming User-defined Satellites

The TracVision 4 satellite library has the capacity for two user-
defined satellites in case you want to track a satellite that is not
currently preprogrammed in the library. To configure a user-
defined satellite, information about the satellite must be
provided, including:

Satellite name

Satellite position (longitude)

Transponder information for each of the following
polarizations/frequencies:

- vertical high & vertical low

- horizontal high & horizontal low

or

- right

- left

Transponder information includes:

- frequency

- symbol rate

- FEC code, and

- network ID (in hexidecimal format)

Decoder type

This information can be obtained from your satellite service
provider or from sites on the Internet, such as

www.satcodx.com

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How to tell the difference between
High and Low bands:

High: 11.700 - 12.750 GHz

Low: 10.700 - 11.700 GHz

For your reference, the satellite
configuration information for the
predefined satellites is available on
our web site at

www.kvh.com/

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