Raymarine’s has launched a compact dome satellite antenna system suitable for vessels down to 25 feet (6.4m).
The 37STV is the smallest in Raymarine’s range of satellite antenna systems, giving a complete range to cover most boat sizes and installation areas. These high-performance, easy-install antenna systems provide quick, clear and reliable access to hundreds of digital channels.
Using Raymarine’s Low Noise Block (LNB) technology, the 37STV antenna can link to two set top boxes, enabling the skipper to watch one channel, while the crew watch another. For bigger boats, the top of the range 60STV has quad LNB enabling one antenna to support four set top boxes allowing up to four different programmes to be shown on four different screens simultaneously.
The model uses the latest High Definition technology and is packed with easy to use features. Satellite acquisition is fully automatic, using Raymarine’s unique and proprietary Wide Range Search algorithm. Combined with highly accurate built in GPS position data, this ensures the fastest identification and acquisition of satellites. Raymarine’s STVs are compatible with all the leading satellite television providers including DirecTV, Dish Network and Express Vu.
A common issue with satellite antenna systems is that bad weather, or rough and choppy water, affects signal quality and lock on. Raymarine has overcome this using its Dynamic Beam Tilting (DBT) technology. DBT not only continuously measures the vessel’s pitch and roll to keep the antenna locked on, it also uses conical scanning to detect and maintain the strongest satellite signal – all done quietly and automatically using a rotating sub-reflector which redirects the signal and minimises the need for constant dish movements.
Easy to install, Raymarine’s STV antenna systems have a remote mounted antenna control unit, which provide viewers with a clear LCD display and keypad for manual satellite selection, and show the antenna status with diagnostic indicators. The antenna is cased in a tough UV resistant dome and comes complete with all interconnect cables, mounting hardware, templates and instructions.
