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Ashtech's DN-12 GPS receiver.

The Atlas Elektronik Radarpilot. environments where public tele- phone service is desired.

Using state-of-the-art cellular and pay-phone technology, CallAboard answers the needs of maritime in- dustry companies including opera- tors of ferries, gambling vessels, work barges, marine offshore con- struction projects, etc.

CallAboard allows callers to dial anywhere in the world and bill the entire call to a major credit or phone company calling card, as well as make collect calls. The vessel or platform operators never receive any bills for user calls. In addition,

Cellnet pays commissions based on percentages of the monthly gross cellular airtime revenue that is gen- erated. The service is provided free of charge to qualified marine opera- tors and is available across the U.S. and in certain foreign markets.

COMSAT

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COMSAT Mobile Communica- tions, of Washington D.C., an- nounces Inmarsat-M service in the

Pacific Ocean Region (POR) through its Santa Paula, Calif., land earth station (LES). The new digital

Inmarsat-M satellite communica- tions service, marketed under

COMSAT'S trade name, Mobile

LinkSM provides mobile voice, fax and data services to boats as small as 35 feet.

COMSAT reports to be the first

Inmarsat service provider to intro- duce an Inmarsat-M service to the marketplace. COMSAT's Atlantic

Ocean Region, West LES at

Southbury, Conn., became commer- cially operational in November, 1992, and with this announcement, will now be able to provide service for approximately two-thirds of the world's surface. Added coverage is planned in the Atlantic Ocean Re- gion and East and Indian Ocean

Region later in 1993 for full global coverage.

DEL NORTE

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Del Norte, of Euless, Texas, in- troduces its latest product, the light weight, portable, six-channel Model 3006 GPS receiver. This unit is pri- marily designed for marine mobile

DGPS operations and includes an interface capability that may inte- grate a DGPS data link, echo sounder, compass, tide gauge and other bridge equipment.

Data logging is simple and flex- ible using the internal hard drive, 3.5-inch floppy drive and serial/par- allel ports. Special features also include an interface to the optional

Helmsman's Controller, which pro- vides a graphic position display along with shore line, planned survey lines and special features.

The 3006, which includes an in- ternal 486 PC, accepts a variety of application software packages.

Many hydrographic software pack- ages currently in use may be loaded and run on the 3006 to create a total

DGPS hydrographic package. Del

Norte's positioning application soft- ware is also included.

EEV

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EEV, Inc., ofElmsford, N.Y., with over 50 years of experience in mi- crowave device technology, is a world leader in the design and manufac- ture of magnetrons for marine ra- dars. Continuous research and de- velopment has resulted in one of the most advanced and comprehensive range of microwave tubes available today, covering low cost marine mag- netrons right up to state-of-the-art frequency agile types. EEV's range of marine magnetrons cover powers of 1.5 kW to 25 kW in X-band and five kW to 60 kW in S-band.

ELECTRONIC MARINE

SYSTEMS

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Electronic Marine Systems, Inc., of Rahway, N.J., supplies the DGPS

Chart Viewer to mariners seeking precise navigational positioning.

With its' six-channel differential receiver and 12 channel unit option, the Chart Viewer provides position- ing accuracy within 10 feet and all depth markings and bottom con- tours are visible on the units thin line display.

The Chart Viewer features auto- matic dead-reckoning along with 30 voyages and 99 waypoints available on customized worldwide charts.

Built to satisfy DOD specifica- tions for water resistance, salt ex- posure, vibration and shock, the

Chart Viewer's seven-pound weight Electronic Marine Systems' Chart Viewer.

Precision Navigation

Accufix

Navigation Receivers

Selected by the United States Navy and the Royal Navy

Megapulse, Inc. 8 Preston Court Bedford, Mass. 01730-2380 USA (617)275-2010 Telex 92-3358 MEG-BDFD FAX (617) 275-4149

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TRACOR MARCON

Monitor Control Alarm was acquired by Electronic Marine System, Inc. • Mobile • NOAA • USCG • Tidewater • U.S. Army • Army Corp of Engineers • American Commercial

Barge Lines • Matson Navigation • Texaco • Sun Transport • Canadian Coast Guard • MSC • Honeywell, Australia • Scripps Institute • Woods Hole

Oceanographic • Canoie Transportation are a few users of this technology which is continuing to be supported, manufactured and enhanced by

EMS/MARCON

PMS6000/PMS II MONITOR AND ALARM/

CS5000 Control System

ELECTRONIC MARINE SYSTEMS, INC.

Bellevue, WA / Marrerro, LA / Rahway, NJ

Phone: 908-382-4344/ Fax: 908-388-5111 / Telex: 844 747 800 Ferndale Place, Rahway, NJ

March, 1993

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