This
unit – manufactured by Trimble Communications - allows the
Moksha crew to receive and transmit email. Being specifically designed
for marine applications, the Trimble Galaxy unit also has built
in GPS, allowing the land based support crew to monitor Moksha’s
progress on a day-to-day, or even hour-to-hour basis.
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ONCE LOGGED ON, the unit ‘talks’
to one of four geostationary satellites positioned 26 miles
above earth’s surface. Although more expensive than SSB
(single side band radio) one of the big advantages is the
unit will operate in any sea and/or atmospheric conditions*.
For
more information about this system, look up www.trimble.com
on the Internet or call (1) 408 481 8000.
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*Each
written character costs approximately 1 cent (USD) to send or receive.
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