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==Overview==
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== Description ==
A '''SatNav Receiver''' is a form of communication technology that directly traces its roots back to the [[twentieth century]].  The satellite-navigation receiver  communicates with orbiting [[satellite]]s to triangulate its exact position on a planet's surface to within 5 meters.  The receiver can also be plugged into a [[personal computer]] or [[holomap]] to provide directions.<ref name=LoST>''Lostech'', p. 101</ref>
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A '''SatNav Receiver''' is a form of communication technology that directly traces its roots back to the [[twentieth century]].  The satellite-navigation receiver  communicates with orbiting [[satellite]]s to triangulate its exact position on a planet's surface to within 5 meters.  The receiver can also be plugged into a [[personal computer]] or [[holomap]] to provide directions.<ref name="LT:TMWEGp101">''LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide'', p. 101, "SatNav Receiver"</ref>
  
The availability of this technology is highly dependent upon a number of factors, chief of which is the existence of a satellite network orbiting the planet.  While a common feature of most planets during the [[Star League]], many of these satellites were targeted during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], and not all of them were repaired or rebuilt.  On one hand every vehicle on [[Terra]] comes equipped with a SatNav receiver, while out in the [[Periphery]] such a network is practically unheard-of.  Major worlds of the [[Successor States]] also boast their own satellite network.<ref name=LoST/>
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The availability of this technology is highly dependent upon a number of factors, chief of which is the existence of a satellite network orbiting the planet.  While a common feature of most planets during the [[Star League]], many of these satellites were targeted during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], and not all of them were repaired or rebuilt.  On one hand every vehicle on [[Terra]] comes equipped with a SatNav receiver, while out in the [[Periphery]] such a network is practically unheard-of.  Major worlds of the [[Successor States]] also boast their own satellite network.<ref name="LT:TMWEGp101"/>
  
==Notes==
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== Rules ==
 
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===Specifications<ref name=LoST/>===
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=== Specifications ===
*'''Equipment Rating''': C/C/A
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:'''Item''': SatNav Receiver<ref name="LT:TMWEGp101"/>
*'''Cost''': 75
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:'''Equipment Rating''': C/C/A
*'''Mass''': 500g
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*'''Power Use''': 1 per hour
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:'''Power Use''': 1 per hour
 
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==References==
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==Biblography==
 
*''[[LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide]]''
 
  
[[Category:Communication Gear]]
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== Biblography ==
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* ''[[LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide]]''
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[[Category:Technology|SatNav Receiver]]

Revision as of 14:53, 8 May 2016

Description

A SatNav Receiver is a form of communication technology that directly traces its roots back to the twentieth century. The satellite-navigation receiver communicates with orbiting satellites to triangulate its exact position on a planet's surface to within 5 meters. The receiver can also be plugged into a personal computer or holomap to provide directions.[1]

The availability of this technology is highly dependent upon a number of factors, chief of which is the existence of a satellite network orbiting the planet. While a common feature of most planets during the Star League, many of these satellites were targeted during the Succession Wars, and not all of them were repaired or rebuilt. On one hand every vehicle on Terra comes equipped with a SatNav receiver, while out in the Periphery such a network is practically unheard-of. Major worlds of the Successor States also boast their own satellite network.[1]

Rules

Specifications

Item: SatNav Receiver[1]
Equipment Rating: C/C/A
Cost: 75
Mass: 500g
Power Use: 1 per hour

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide, p. 101, "SatNav Receiver"

Biblography