PP792 Mark 2 Satcom Advanced Features

PP792 defines the form and fit characteristics of the Mark II Aviation Ku-band and Ka-band Satellite Communication (satcom) System, intended for installation in all types of commercial air transport aircraft. The satcom system described in PP792 represents the next evolution from the Mark I system defined in ARINC Characteristic 791, Part 1.

Significant advancements include:

• Single, standard installation, no customization, fully interchangeable
• Smaller: no KRFU, Virtual APM
• Lighter: smaller connectors, fewer wires, no hyper-critical wiring, coax, or waveguide
• Flexible lug pattern accommodates two apertures, each up to 42"
• High power supply (2000 Watts) for large, solid-state, phased-array antennas
• Integrated Position, Attitude and Heading sensor
• High performance IF interface supporting NGSO networks

Is there Gold on Virgin America?

It’s like walking into a night club.

10 Years Later - Still Standardizing Aero Ku/Ka Satcom

With a two hour telecon in Jan 2008, the SAE/ITC AEEC Ku/Ka-band Satcom Subcommittee started to work together.  What ever happened?

10 years and 122 gatherings later, we are still at it!  Here we are today @ThinKom_Inc.

Regulating Radiated Emissions

https://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Documents/bulletins/oet56/oet56e4.pdf

Equipment installed on aircraft must be designed and tested to be compatible with other equipment and with the airborne environment.  Notably, radio frequency (RF) radiated emissions from one system may disrupt other aircraft systems such as radio receivers or present hazards to human health.