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CHAPTER 5.  Specification 
5.1  JUE-87 
5.1.1    EME (NAF-253GM) and IME (NTF-318) 
 
Table 5.1.1    Principal Specification of JUE-87 
Item Specification 
Class of Inmarsat-C MES  Class 2 
Frequency Range 
Transmission: 1626.5 to 1646.5MHz 
Reception   :1537.0 to 1544.2MHz
 
Channel Spacing:  5KHz 
G/T 
-23.0 dB/K minimum 
EIRP 
Within 14 ±2 dBW (at 5 degrees elevation angle) 
Modulation 
TX: 1200 symbols/sec. 
RX: 1200 symbols/sec.    BPSK 
(BPSK:  Binary Phase Shift Keying) 
Antenna 
Type:   Helical antenna 
Pattern: Hemisphere (non directional) 
Polarization:  Right hand circular 
Voltage 
DC +24V (+19.2 V to +31.2 V) 
(When standard PSU, NBD-904 is used)
 
Power Supply 
Power Consumption 
Transmission:100 W 
Standby time:15W (EME and IME) 
160 W Max. (EME, IME, DTE and Printer) 
Operative Temperature 
-35°C to +55°C (EME operational) -15°C to +55°C (IME)
Storage Temperature 
-40°C to +70°C 
Relative Humidity 
95% (+40°C) 
Ice  25 mm (EME) 
Precipitation  100 mm/hour (EME) 
Wind  100 knots 
Environmental 
Condition 
Vibration  Compatibility with IEC 60945 
Coding  Interleaved, convolution code (R = 1/2, K = 7) 
Transmission 600 bps 
Data Rate 
Reception 600 bps 
Max Transmission Message  8K bytes 
Reception Message Storage  80K bytes (Inmarsat-C: 40K bytes, EGC: 40K bytes) 
Internal GPS  JRC original 
External GPS 
Input sentence: GGA, RMC, GLL, GNS, ZDA, DTM 
Baud rate: 4800 bps
 
LAN  RJ-45 : 10 Base-T 
DTE  ITU-T V24/28, 9600 bps, D-sub 9PIN connector 
Interface 
Printer 
Centronics compatible parallel interface, 
Connector:D-sub
 25PIN connector 
International Protection  EME: IP 56-compliant 
IME: IP22-compliant (except for while connecting a USB 
device to USB drive) 
Dimensions 
EME: 170 mm (φ) × 379 mm (H) 
IME: 336 mm (W) × 86 mm (D) × 244 mm (H)
 
Mass 
EME: 2.4 kg   IME: 3.4 kg