Maritime Personal Location Beacons - PLB Cospas Certificate Outdoor Survival GPS Receiver

1. General Informations

The PLB is a portable unit designed for land activities such as hiking, camping, climbing, it transmits 406MHz emergency signal and 121.5MHz homing signal. Once activated, the PLB transmits a unique identification signal via the COSPAS SARSAT satellite system. Provided the PLB has a clear view of the sky its location can bedetermined anywhere on the earth’s surface.

Details of the PLB alert will quickly be passed to regional SAR (search and rescue) authorities. Keeping your PLB registration details up to date is critical to ensure a quick and appropriate SAR response is sent to your rescue.

The PLB includes a GPS receiver. Once activated, GPS position information will automatically transmit as part of the distress message. The inclusion of GPS position information can greatly reduce the time for SAR authorities to arrive on scene. While waiting for rescue, you can use the built-in compass and flash, make right self help

2. Products Specifications:

Beacon divide Category 1 (Buoyant), Class 2 (-20℃ to +55℃)
Beacon activation Manual
Transmit antenna Manual deploy, flexible vertical tape monopole
Battery pack Li-MnO2, 3 * CR17335 series
Battery replacement Period 8 years, by authorized agency or factory
Battery operating life Minimum 24 hours in -20℃
LCD Monochrome, 128 * 64 dots, EL backlight
Compass Digital, resolution 1°
Strobe light Approx 24 flashes per minute
Programming interface Infra-red diode
Self-test Manual, results indicated by LED & LCD & strobe
GNSS self-test Manual, results indicated by LED & LCD & strobe
Message protocol SLP (EPIRB, ELT, PLB), NLP (EPIRB, ELT, PLB)

Waterproof 5 m, 5 min
Dimension 92 mm * 51 mm * 31 mm
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz)
Operating temperature -20℃ to +55℃/ -4℉ to +131℉
Storage temperature -30℃ to +70℃/ -22℉ to +158℉