At the time the Company was founded in 1994, its total focus was on the emerging direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services being ‘rolled-out’ by DirecTV®. The unique Marine-Sat® antenna provided reliable satellite TV reception while at the dock with a light-weight, portable sixteen inch dish. The Marine-Sat® quickly became known as ‘The Satellite in a Suitcase.’

In 1996, DBS Systems introduced a horizontally integrated, dual mode dish antenna. Dubbed, Marine-Sat-Tel, the antenna combined DBS television with satellite telephone and utilized two different satellites. Then in 1998, DBS Systems changed service providers and began using TMI Communication’s MSAT-1 satellite. The satellite’s excellent signal and broad beam coverage allowed DBS Systems to expand its satellite offerings to include FAX and e-mail.

For the cruising yachtsman that prefers his or her satellite services at anchor, DBS Systems came up with a portable and very affordable answer in 1999. DBS Systems coupled their proven Marine-Sat satellite antenna with the AzTrax tracking unit. The motorized AzTrax’s internal gimbaled fluxgate compass reports antenna heading information ten times a second to the controller, which in turn, commands the motor to compensate for angular displacement. The net result is that the antenna heading remains constant.

At the 2000 Miami International Boat Show, DBS Systems introduced the prototype of a new satellite based service called, SeaTrac. With SeaTrac, a boatowner can track his or her vessel’s position and monitor the status of on-board systems remotely through an Internet connection for a low monthly subscription fee. SeaTrac uses a small, inexpensive battery-powered mobile satellite terminal, which contains an embedded GPS receiver. The terminal interfaces with on-board local sensors to monitor bilge levels, AC and DC voltages, fuel tanks, alarms and other systems. The unit stores data inputs and sends reports via satellite to a shoreside security monitoring center in the form of a packet data transmissions. Reports are sent automatically from the boat at predetermined intervals or whenever an emergency condition exists.

Reports from the boat are accessed by the user through a special Internet site with password control. At a glance, the subscriber can see the vessel’s latest position on a chart and can view the status of all sensors on a graphic display.

DBS Systems recently launched a new marine satellite radio network that provides private and group-wide ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communications with no per-minute charges. Anglers Network is an innovative service that provides two-way radio communications through special channels on the MSAT-1 satellite in geosynchronous earth orbit over North America.

Functionally, the Anglers Network is just like a terrestrial two-way radio system, with a familiar push-to-talk microphone. The only difference is that the repeater is on a satellite 20,000 miles above the earth’s surface instead of on a radio tower. With Anglers Network, a boat captain fishing in the Bahamas can talk with other skippers in Cancun or St. Thomas.

"Today, our Company offers satellite-based television, voice communication, e-mail, FAX Net Radio as well as Asset Tracking and Monitoring throughout North, Central and Northern South America, the Bahamas, the Caribbean Basin and all surrounding oceanic regions," said Al Behrendt, President of GEOSat Solutions. "Through the years, as we’ve integrated new technologies, we have always utilized geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) satellites (Sat). We feel the new name is more reflective of the services currently being offered and those forthcoming in the near future."

For more information about GEOSat Solutions or any of its products and service, please contact: GEOSat Solutions, Inc., Two Oakwood Boulevard, Suite 195, Hollywood, FL 33020-1962. Phone: 800-831-9818. FAX: 954-925-1033. E-mail: info@geosatsolutions.com. For the latest from GEOSat Solutions, visit or web site: .

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