Powerful Satellite TV Antenna System for Merchant Vessels Worldwide
KVH’s 81 cm (32 inch) diameter TracVision TV8 satellite TV antenna system equips commercial vessels with high-performance tracking and excellent reception. The system is compatible with popular Ku-band HDTV and standard-definition satellite TV programming around the globe, so whether the vessel is in port or underway to its next destination in rough seas, the TracVision TV8 will bring the crew hundreds of channels of uninterrupted, crystal-clear entertainment.
System Supports Worldwide Use and Ease of Operation
The TracVision TV8 has automatic skew control and integrated GPS for the fastest satellite acquisition and unmatched tracking. The new TV-Hub enables trouble-free setup, easy system monitoring, multi-satellite configuring, and easy switching between satellite TV services. Plus, TracVision TV8’s satellite library is preprogrammed to track more than 90 TV satellites worldwide, so there is no need to add satellites manually.
Description
An 81 cm (32-inch) antenna providing worldwide coverage for yachts traveling offshore for extended cruising
Satellite Coverage Regions
Worldwide
Compatible Satellite TV Services
Most linear Ku-band regional services worldwide
Antenna Dish Diameter
81.3 cm (32″)
Antenna Unit Diameter x Height/Weight
88.9 cm x 99.9 cm (35.0″ x 39.3″) /
40.0 kg (88.2 lbs)
DVB-S2 Compatible
Yes
Minimum EIRP
43 dBW (Ku-band)
HDTV Compatible (requires a compatible HD receiver, HD-ready television, and subscription)
Yes (Ku-band services)
Skew Control
Automatic
LNB Types Available (polarization/output)
Linear Universal Quad
Circular
Tri-Americas Circular
Tracking Technology
High-Performance (HP) tracking
User Interface
TV-Hub Web Interface
Tri-Americas LNB Compatible
Yes
Elevation/Azimuth Range
-15° to +80°/720°
System Power
10-30 VDC
60 watts nominal
Cabling
1 Power/RF cable: RG11 30 m (100′) (single cable) Included
1 Power/RF cable: RG11 30 m (100′) (single cable) Included
Antenna Operating Temperature
-25°C to +55°C (-13°F to +131°F)
Antenna Survival Temperature
-25°C to +70°C (-13°F to +158°F)
Warranty
2 Years Parts, 1 Year Labour
Astra 2 (28.2E) E,F &G UK Spot Beam Footprint Map
| Astra 2 (UK Beam FTA) | |||
| 4Music | CBS Action UK | Horror Channel UK (Inc. +1) | Scuzz |
| 4Seven | CBS Drama UK | ITV (All Regions and HD) | Spike UK (Inc. +1) |
| 5 Star (Inc. HD) | CBS Reality UK (Inc. +1) | ITV 2 (Inc. +1) | Starz (UK) |
| 5 USA (Inc. HD) | Channel 4 (All Regions and HD) | ITV 3 (Inc. +1) | Studio 66 TV 1 |
| ARY World +1 | Channel 5 (Inc. +1 and HD) | ITV 4 (Inc. +1) | STV East |
| Babestation | Chart Show Hits | ITV Be (Inc. +1) | STV North |
| BBC 6 Music | Chart Show TV | Kerrang! | STV Tayside |
| BBC Alba | CITV | Kiss TV (UK) | STV West |
| BBC Asian Network | Craft Extra | Magic TV (UK) | STV West HD |
| BBC Four (Inc. HD) | Dave UK | More 4 UK (Inc. +1) | TalkSport |
| BBC News | Drama (UK and Ireland) | My 5 | The Box UK |
| BBC One (All Regions and HD) | Dunya News USA | PBS America | The Vault |
| BBC Parliament | E4 UK (Inc. +1) | Pop (Inc. +1) | Tiny Pop (Inc. +1) |
| BBC Radio Channels | Film 4 UK (Inc. +1) | Pop Max (Inc. +1) | Tru TV UK (Inc. +1) |
| BBC Two (All Regions and HD) | Food Network UK (Inc. +1) | Psychic Today | True Christmas (Inc. +1) |
| BBC World Service UK | France 24 English | Quest | True Crime |
| Box Hits | FreeSports | Quest Red | True Entertainment (Inc. +1) |
| Box Upfront | Gems TV | Really Ireland | TV 5 Monde Europe |
| CBBC (Inc. HD) | High Street TV 2 | Really UK | UTV (Inc. HD) |
| CBeebies UK (Inc. HD) | Home | S4C | Yesterday |
| S4C HD | YourTV (07-03) | ||
| Astra 2 (UK Beam Premium) | |||
| Alibi UK | BT Sport Extra 2 | Eden | Made in Cardiff |
| AMC UK (Inc. HD) | BT Sport Extra 3 | Film 4 Ireland | Made in Leeds |
| At The Races Ireland | BT Sport Extra 4 | GOLD UK (UK) | More 4 Ireland |
| Box Nation | BT Sport Extra 5 | Good Food Channel | Motorsport TV UK |
| BT Sport 1 (Inc. HD) | BT Sport Extra 6 | ITV 2 HD | Movies 24 UK (Inc. +1) |
| BT Sport 1 in Pubs HD | BT Sport mosaic | ITV 3 HD | Sony Channel UK +1 |
| BT Sport 2 (Inc. HD) | Channel 4 Ireland (Inc. +1) | ITV 4 HD | Syfy UK (Inc. +1) |
| BT Sport 3 (Inc. HD) | E! Ireland | ITV Box Office Promo HD | Universal Channel Ireland |
| BT Sport ESPN (Inc. HD) | E! UK (Inc. +1) | ITV Encore (Inc. +1 and HD) | Universal Channel UK (Inc. +1) |
| BT Sport Extra 1 | E4 Ireland (Inc. +1) | Made in Bristol | W UK |
Astra 2 (28.2E) E,F &G European Beam Footprint Map
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| Astra 2 (EU Beam FTA) | |||
| A Plus Europe | Geo Kahani UK | Kanshi TV | Safeer TV |
| Aaj Tak UK | Community Channel | Kanshiradio | Samaa TV |
| Aastha UK | CraftMarket | Keep It Country TV | Sangat TV |
| ABN TV (UK) | Create and Craft | Khalsa TV | SBN International |
| ABP News UK | Cruise 1st TV | KICC TV | See TV |
| Absolute Radio (Inc. All Variants) | Daystar TV HD | Kiss FM (UK) | Shopping Nation (08-18) |
| Abu Dhabi TV Europe | Desi Radio | LBC London | Showcase TV |
| Ahlebait TV Networks | Determination TV | Liberty Radio | Sikh Channel Global |
| Ahlulbayt TV | Eman Channel | Loveworld TV | Sky Channel Line-up |
| Ahomka Radio UK | EuroNews English | Madani Channel English | Sky Intro (Inc. HD) |
| AIT International | EWTN Radio Europe/UK | Magic 105.4 | Sky News (All Variants inc. Radio) |
| Akaal Channel UK | EWTN UK & Ireland | MATV Channel | Smooth Extra |
| Al Arabiya | Faith World TV | Movies4Men (Inc. +1) | Smooth Radio London |
| Aljazeera English (Inc. HD) | Flava | MTA 1 | Solar Radio |
| Arirang World HD | Flow TV | MyTV | Studio 66 TV 2 |
| ARY World | Forces TV | NDTV 24×7 | Studio 66 TV 3 |
| ATN Bangla UK | Front Runner 2 | NewsTalk | Style & Fashion |
| Bangla TV | Geo News International | NHK World TV HD | Sukh Sagar Radio |
| BelieVe TV | Geo UK | Nollywood Movies (UK) | Takbeer TV |
| BEN | Glory TV (UK) | Noor TV (UK) | Talking Pictures TV |
| Best Direct | God TV UK | Now Music | TBN UK |
| BET International | Gold | NTV Europe | Thane |
| BFBS Radio Digital | Gospel Channel Europe | Olive TV | The Jewellery Channel |
| Blaze UK | GR Shop | Panjab Radio | The Word Network |
| Bloomberg TV UK (Inc. HD) | Heart 106.2 London | Pavers Shoes TV | Times Now |
| Brit Asia TV | Heart 80s | Peace TV English | TJC Choice (12-22) |
| British Muslim TV | Heart TV | Peace TV Urdu | Travel Channel UK (Inc. +1) |
| Capital FM London (UK) | Hidayat TV | Phoenix CNE | Tristar |
| Capital TV (UK) | High Street TV | Pick UK (Inc. +1 and Ireland) | TRT World (Inc. HD) |
| Capital Xtra | High Street TV 3 | Planet Rock | TV 99 (UK) |
| CGTN | Hillsong Channel | Prime TV (UK) | TV One (UK) |
| Challenge Ireland | Hochanda | Propeller | TV Warehouse |
| Challenge UK (Inc. +1) | Holiday & Cruise TV | Property TV (UK) | TVC News Nigeria (Inc. +1) |
| Channel Aka | Horse & Country TV | PTC Punjabi | TWR United Kingdom |
| Channel I Europe | Hum Masala UK | PTV Global | UCB Ireland |
| Channel S | Hum TV Europe | QVC (All Variants) | UK 44 |
| Channels 24 | Ideal Extra | Radio Khush Khabri | Urdu 1 Europe |
| Chat Box | Ideal World | Radio X | V Channel |
| Chilled TV | Inspiration TV | Rainbow Radio | Venus TV |
| Classic FM UK | Iqra Bangla | Record Europa HD | Vintage TV (UK) |
| Clubland TV | Iqra TV | Retail Therapy TV | Viva UK |
| CNBC UK | Islam Channel (Inc. Urdu) | Revelation TV (UK) | Voxafrica UK |
| CNC World English | Jazz FM | Rocks & Co. | WRN English Europe |
| CNN International Europe (Inc. HD) | Jewellery Maker | Rok | Xpanded TV |
| Front Runner TV | JML Direct | RT UK (Inc. HD) | Xpanded TV 2 |
| GayNetwork | Jus Punjabi | RTÉ (All Variants) | |
| Astra 2 (EU Beam Premium) | |||
| & TV (Inc. HD) | DMAX UK (Inc. +1) | MTV Music Ireland | Sky Insider HD (Wed 20-22) |
| 3e (Inc. HD) | E! UK HD | MTV Music UK (Inc. +1) | Sky Living UK (Inc. Ireland, +1 and HD) |
| Alibi (Inc. Ireland, +1 and HD) | E4 UK HD | MTV Rocks UK | Sky News UK HD (Inc. Ireland) |
| Animal Planet Europe (Inc. +1 and HD) | Eden (Inc. +1 and HD) | MTV UK (Inc. +1 and HD) | Sky Sports (All Variants inc. HD) |
| At The Races UK | Eir Sport 1 | MUTV (Inc. HD) | Sky UHD 1 (UK) |
| B4U Movies UK | Film 4 UK HD | Nat Geo Wild Europe HD | Sky UHD 2 (UK) |
| B4U Music UK | Fox UK (Inc. +1 and HD) | Nat Geo Wild UK | Sony Channel UK |
| Baby TV Europe | Ginx eSports TV UK | National Geographic UK (Inc. +1 and HD) | Sony Max UK (Inc. HD) |
| Be3 | GOLD Ireland (UK) | News 18 UK | Sony Mix |
| Boomerang UK (Inc. +1 and HD) | GOLD UK +1 | Nick Jr Too UK (Inc. Ireland) | Sony Movie Channel UK (Inc. +1) |
| Box Nation Live HD (Sat 19-Sun 07) | Good Food Channel (Inc. +1 and HD) | Nick Jr UK (Inc. Ireland, +1 and HD) | Sony SAB TV Asia |
| British Eurosport (Inc. 1, 2 and HD) | H2 UK | Nickelodeon UK (Inc. Ireland, +1 and HD) | Star Bharat UK |
| Cartoon Network UK (Inc. +1 and HD) | History HD Europe HD | NickToons UK (Inc. Ireland) | Star Gold UK |
| Cartoonito UK | History UK (Inc. +1) | Oireachtas TV | Star Plus UK (Inc. HD) |
| Chelsea TV HD | Home +1 | Premier Sports (Inc. HD) | Star Utsav UK |
| Climax | Insight HD | Quest +1 | STV 2 |
| Colors | Investigation Discovery Ireland | Quest Red +1 | Syfy UK HD |
| Colors HD | Investigation Discovery UK (Inc. Ireland and +1) | Racing UK (Inc. HD) | TCM UK (Inc. +1 and HD) |
| Comedy Central Extra (Inc. Ireland and +1) | LFC TV (Inc. HD) | Real Lives (Inc. +1) | TG 4 (Inc. HD) |
| Comedy Central UK (Inc. Ireland, +1 and HD) | Lifetime UK (Inc. +1 and HD) | Rishtey Cineplex | TLC UK (Inc. Ireland, +1, +2 and HD) |
| Crime + Investigation UK (Inc. +1 and HD) | London Live | Rishtey Europe | TV 3 (Ireland) (Inc. +1 and HD) |
| Dave (Inc. Ireland, +1 and HD) | Made in Birmingham | RTÉ 2 (Inc. HD) | Universal Channel UK HD |
| Discovery Channel UK (Inc. Ireland, +1 and HD) | Made in Liverpool | RTÉ Jr (06-19) | VH1 UK |
| Discovery History (Inc. +1) | Made in Tyne & Wear | RTÉ News Now | Viceland UK (Inc. HD) |
| Discovery Home & Health UK (Inc. +1) | More 4 UK HD | RTÉ One (Inc. +1 and HD) | W (Inc. Ireland, +1 and HD) |
| Discovery Science UK (Inc. +1) | MTV Base UK | SET Asia (Inc. HD) | Yesterday +1 |
| Discovery Shed | MTV Beats | Sky 1 UK (Inc. Ireland, +1 and HD) | Zee Cinema UK |
| Discovery Turbo UK | MTV Classic UK | Sky 2 UK (Inc. Ireland) | Zee Punjabi UK |
| Disney Channel UK (Inc. +1 and HD) | MTV Dance UK | Sky Arts (UK) (Inc. HD) | Zee TV UK |
| Disney Junior UK (Inc. +1 and HD) | MTV Hits UK | Sky Atlantic UK (Inc. Ireland, +1 and HD) | Zing UK |
| Disney XD UK (Inc. +1 and HD) | MTV Ireland | Sky Cinema (All Variants inc. HD) |