4.2. USING FUGRO MARINESTAR L-BAND PPP CORRECTION DATA WITH THE ASTERX-U MARINE FG
Step 5: Beam Selection Mode and Service
You can select the Satellite Beam
Selection mode
in the
Marinestar
page of the web
interface as shown in Figure 4-19. The default L-band beam selection mode is
off
. To select
a beam, click on
manual
as shown in Figure 4-19 and select a pre-con
fi
gured beam from
the drop-down list. In
manual
mode, the L-band demodulator will attempt to lock on to
the selected beam ignoring all other beams. The beams in this list can be pre-set in the
Advanced Settings
expandable
fi
eld. A beam is characterized by a frequency and data rate.
Figure 4-19:
Selecting an L-Band beam. You can
fi
nd a more information on
Marinestar L-Band beams
Without a Fugro Marinestar subscription, the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg will still be able track
visible L-Band signals. Figure 4-20 shows the L-Band Tracker Status
fi
eld when the AsteRx-U
MARINE Fg is locked onto signals from the AORE satellite which transmits at 1539.9825 Mz.
After purchasing a subscription you will need to track one of the beams for activation over
the air.
Figure 4-20:
L-Band Tracker Status
fi
eld when locked on to an L-Band signal.
The AsteRx-U MARINE Fg will still track L-Band signals without a Fugro Marinestar
subscription.
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