User's Manual

EPIRB1 User Manual
13 Version 00.02 09/06/2014
6.5 Specifications
406MHz Transmitter
Frequency ............................................................................... 406.040 MHz ±1KHz
Output Power .............................................................................................. 5W Typical
Modulation .......................................................................... Phase ±1.1 Radians Pk
.............................................................................................. (16K0G1D)
Encoding ............................................................................................... Biphase L
Rate ................................................................................................... 400 bps
121.5MHz Transmitter
Frequency .............................................................................................. 121.5 MHz
Output Power ............................................................................................ 40mW±2dB
Modulation .................................................................... Swept Tone AM (3K20A3X)
Modulation Depth ...................................................................................................... ~97%
Frequency Stability .................................................................................................. ±50ppm
Duty Cycle ...................................................................................................... ~35%
Low Duty Cycle Strobe
Light Type ........................................................................ Dual High Intensity LED
Flash Rate ................................................................................... 20-30 per minute
Battery
Type .................................................. Lithium Manganese Dioxide (LiMnO2)
Operating ................................................................................. >48Hours @ -20°C
GPS Receiver
Satellites Tracked ............................................................................................. 66 Channel
Sensitivity ................................................................................................ -148dBm
Cold Start Re-acquisition ................................................................................................ -163dBm
GPS Antenna .................................................................................... Microstrip Patch
General
Dimensions of Body ..................................................................... 178mm x 89mm x 100mm
Weight ............................................................................................... 422grams
Environmental
IEC60945 Category .................................................................................................. Portable
Operating Temperature .............................................................................. Class 2 -20C to +55C
Storage Temperature .............................................................................. Class 2 -30C to +70C
Waterproof ............................................................................................... 10m depth
Approvals
Cospas Sarsat standards ............................................................................................ T.001, T.007
Test standards .............................................................. IEC61097-2, RTCM SC11000-2