> >I am wondering if anyone here has worked on an INMARSAT-C system or
> >similar. I am basically wondering if I can use Tcl to create custom
> >modules for it.

> I have used & programmed for Inmarsat C for quite a few years now.

> Unfortunately I don't know tcl at all - this posting came up as a hit in
> Google News for "Inmarsat C".

> Basically the Inmarsat C units communicate with a host by serial connection,
> so any language that can send & receive strings over a serial port should
> work.

> There are a few different brands of Inmarsat C around as well, and I don't
> believe all of them use the same command set. I mainly use the Thrane &
> Thrane, though I have also used Trimble & Furuno in the past.

> Dave