Japan Radio Co. (JRC) says it will be showing a new LCD Navtex, a compact Fleet F33 and three new Inmarsat C systems, at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition.
It says the NCR-333 Navtex meets GMDSS/IMO requirements. It receives messages on three international and local frequencies. The readout is on a 5.7" LCD and the character size can be adjusted. There is an optional printer for hard copy while messages are stored for 70 hours and the unit can be connected to GPS for automatic station selection and Ecdis for overlay of the navtex messages on the chart.
The JUE-33 Inmarsat F33 terminal is meant for telephone and broadband data communication and its antenna, with integrated GPS, is the smallest in the market Japan Radio says. It is connected to the below deck unit by one single coax cable, can also take USB, LAN, Serial, fax and telephone connections, needs no external GPS or gyro connection and offers speeds up to 64 kbps on Inmarsat's MPDS system.
The three new Inmarsat C terminals are all based on the same compact antenna with integrated GPS and small, below-deck equipment. JUE-85 is used for GMDSS installations and will be delivered complete with PSU, message terminal and printer. JUE-95SA is a so-called SSAS (Ship Security Alert System). The JUE-95VM is a small stand alone mini-C for Vessel Monitoring or GMDSS application.
Bas Eerden, Sales manager of the European branch says: "Last year we have introduced the JMA-5300 series radar. This radar has proven to be a real success. It was the first radar with a complete new design approach.
"We used joint-development with our distributors and some end users to create this radar. The same philosophy has been used to design these newly introduced Navtex and Inmarsat products, since we are strong believers in market driven design."
