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The ICOM IC-SAT100 is an Iridium® Push-to-Talk satellite phone with a large front-mount 1500mW speaker that is purpose built for noisy environments. A left-side PTT button and knobs on top of the handset for controlling volume and Talk Group selection make the user experience similar to operating Land Mobile Radios.

Features

Battery Life: 14.5 hours of operation (assuming 5% TX, 5% RX and 90% standby)
Battery Life (with standby use only): 17 hours
Operates in extreme cold and heat: -22°F to +140°F (-30°C to +60°C)
Global Iridium coverage
Top-facing knob allows easy switching amongst up to 15 Talk Groups.
Built-in Bluetooth
Built-in GPS receiver
Fully interoperable with Iridium Extreme PTT handsets allows 1 meter deep water submersion for up to 30 minutes.
Meets the 810G military standard.

Specification

Power	1500 mW
IP Rating	IP67
Battery Life	14.5 hours of operation (assuming 5% TX, 5% RX and 90% standby)
Battery Life (with standby use only)	17 hours
Operating Temperature	-22°F to +140°F (-30°C to +60°C)
Weight	300g
Bluetooth and GPS receiver Built-In	Yes
Priority interrupt feature and Short Data Message (SMS)	Yes

Comparison of IC-SAT100 to Iridium Extreme PTT

The IC-SAT100 is a PTT-only satellite phone which cannot make "private" phone calls to fixed or cellular numbers. By comparison, the Iridium Extreme PTT can make "private" phone calls, but only after switching from PTT mode to telephony mode. That said, the IC-SAT100 was purpose built for PTT and has many clear advantages:

The IC-SAT100 has a field-replaceable flexible antenna. If the antenna of the Iridium Extreme PTT is broken, it must be returned to the factory.
The IC-SAT100 has the ability to record up to 8 minutes of conversation. This allows someone in a noisy environment to replay the last few incoming transmissions. The Iridium Extreme PTT doesn't have this capability.
The IC-SAT100 has a bright orange Emergency Button that instantly transmits an alarm in the Priority Talk Group. The Iridium Extreme PTT doesn't have this capability.
The IC-SAT100 handset can simultaneously send a 100-character text message to all other IC-SAT100 handsets on the current Talk Group. The Iridium Extreme PTT doesn't have Texting-over-PTT capability.
Android phones connected via Bluetooth to an IC-SAT100 can participate in Texting-over-PTT using a special app.

Downloads

Download ICOM IC-SAT100 PTT Brochure
Download Satellite Push-to-Talk Brochure
Download ICOM Best Practices

*The IC-SAT100 does not support telephony functions so these features of the service plan do not apply to this particular model. The pricing shown on this page is only available until our current inventory of equipment is exhausted.

ICOM IC-SAT100 PTT Satellite Phone