Tue, Mar 30, 2004
EMS Technologies has
introduced a new 406-1 Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) at the
Aircraft Electronics Association's 47th Annual Convention and
Tradeshow. EMS's advanced life-saving technology is now accessible
to a wide range of aircraft operators, most notably, small aircraft
owners. EMS's innovation brings the ELT to the aviation market at a
more affordable price and in a smaller package than previously was
available.
EMS's 406-1 ELT operates at 406 MHz and 121.5 MHz, and has been
COSPAS - SARSAT certified. The transmitter weighs just 2.10 lbs,
and has a six-year battery life cycle and an optional internal GPS
interface. Included with the ELT are a remote switch, a whip
antenna and an integrated buzzer to alert crews of accidental
activation.
406 MHz beacons have
been designed specifically for satellite detection and Doppler
location, and provide: improved location accuracy and ambiguity
resolution, increased system capacity, global coverage, and the
unique identification of each beacon. The addition of a digitally
encoded message enhances the ELT operation by providing the country
of registration, ID of the aircraft, and position data from onboard
NAV equipment.
EMS has provided ground equipment and management systems for use
with the COSPAS-SARSAT satellite system since its launch in 1981.
The system has been credited with saving more than 14,000 lives by
using spacecraft and ground facilities to detect and locate signals
from distress beacons.
"Given our success with the COSPAS - SARSAT system, we are very
pleased to extend our technologies into the ELT market. General
aviation has been demanding a low-cost ELT, and EMS has once again
responded. Our low-cost ELT will enable more operators, especially
those with smaller aircraft, to acquire this potentially
life-saving technology," says Mark van Berkel, director of Sales
with EMS Technologies' SATCOM Aeronautical Group.
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