User's Manual

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406 MHz TRANSMITTER
Frequency 406 MHz
Power output 5 W
Digital message format Standard location protocol (for the USA; Beacon can be repro-
grammed at a service center to other coded formats, and to
national location protocol)
Duration 520 ms
Frequency stability +/- 2 bp/100 ms
Rate 400 bps
Modulation +/- 1.1 radians
Encoding Biphase L
121.5 MHz TRANSMITTER
Frequency 121.5 MHz
Frequency tolerance +/-50 ppm
Power output 25 mW PEP
Modulation type AM (3K20A3X)
Sweep range 400- 1200 Hz
Sweep rate 3 Hz
Duty cycle 37.5%
STROBE
Light color White
Output power 0.75 effective candela
Flash rate 20- 30/ min
ANTENNA
Height 21.21 cm (8.35 in)
Frequency 406 MHz, 121.5 MHz
Polarization Vertical
VSWR Less than 1.5/1
GPS antenna 12 channel parallel receiver
GENERAL
Accessories Category I Mounting Case, ACR Part Number A3-06-2577
Category II Mounting Brackets, ACR Part Number A3-06-2578
Universal Hydrostatic Release (HRU) Kit, ACR Part Number
A3-06-2429-3
Replacement antenna, ACR Part Number A3-06-2554