Article: Sea Tel No. 1898 TV Antenna.(Brief Article)

Add one to your boat and there's no longer any reason to stay home

Satellite TV antennas have always been for only the largest yachts, but now you can have crystal-cleat reception even if your boat is as small as 30'. Sea Tel, Inc. has just introduced the Model 1898 system, its centerpiece an antenna that lives under a dome not much bigger than that of a 2 kW radar scanner. But does small size mean small performance? To find our, I spent an afternoon with Dr. Ray and Sandy Shebairo aboard their Viking 60 SC, Way to Go, its new Model 1898 perched on the radar arch.

I've never been impressed with the satellite antennas I've used aboard yachts. One minute ...

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