
RST978 INSTALLATION & USER MANUAL
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Recommended Operating Distances:
Inmarsat Mini-M
Recommended Distance Between an Iridium Unit and an Active Inmarsat Mini-M
Terminal Antenna
• Main Lobe = directly in front and in line
with the Inmarsat terminal antenna:
225 feet (68 meters)
• Side Lobe = directly to the side and in
line with the Inmarsat terminal antenna:
100 feet (30 meters)
• Rear Lobe = directly to the rear and in
line with the Inmarsat terminal antenna:
50 feet (15 meters)
Inmarsat M-4
Recommended Distance Between an Iridium Unit and an Active Inmarsat M-4
Terminal Antenna
•
Main Lobe = directly in front and in line with
the Inmarsat terminal antenna:
715 feet (217 meters)
•
Side Lobe = directly to the side and in line
with the Inmarsat terminal antenna:
100 feet (30 meters)
•
Rear Lobe = directly to the rear and in line
with the Inmarsat terminal antenna:
250 feet (76 meters)
Inmarsat-C (CAPSAT)
Recommended Distance Between an Iridium Unit and an Active Inmarsat-C
(CAPSAT) Terminal Antenna.
•
Main Lobe = directly in front and in line with
the Inmarsat terminal antenna:
150 feet (45 meters)
•
Side Lobe = directly to the side and in line
with the Inmarsat terminal antenna:
150 feet (45 meters)
•
Rear Lobe = directly to the rear and in line
with the Inmarsat terminal antenna:
150 feet (45 meters)