On several days of each year, interference from the Sun completely wipes out satellite communications here on Earth. The phenomenon is known as a sun outage and for those who rely on communications at sea, it can mean trouble. Almost all communications satellites sit in space directly above the Equator. Unfortunately, on exactly two days a year, so does our sun. These dates ...
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NT is a Busy Place
NT is a busy place these days! ...
Valentines Day in HK Harbour
A sunset pic for Valentines day from a member of our global field service team! Romantic? Perhaps not, but it's still a great view from high up on this cruise ship in Hong Kong harbour. ...
Another Successful Trip
That feeling when you get off the ship and you've fixed the VSAT! — in Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia. ...
VSAT Technician R&R in Mexico
What does a ship comms technician do in their spare time? Go and look at ship comms technology obviously. Mark took this excellent 360 on USS Midway after his visit to a yacht in Mexico last week. ...
A Stormy Tender Ride Ashore
This was stormy the scene over the back of the tender for our technician as he went ashore from a yacht anchored off Ao Po Grand Marina, Phuket, Thailand this week. The visit to complete a PM on dual TVRO and dual VSAT systems. ...