Technical data

SATELLITE ORBIT
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GEOSAR SATELLITE COVERAGE
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SECTION 8 - AUTHORIZATIONS
8.1 The AeroFix™ 406 GPS P-ELT meets the requirements of Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Part 95 Subpart K , European R&TTE Directive
8.2 Characteristics
The AeroFix™ 406 GPS P-ELT is a buoyant, battery operated Personal Emergency Location
Transmitter. The P-ELT case, with its antenna, is waterproof. The semiconductor circuits are
mounted within the case assembly which also contains the battery power supply. A keypad with “self
test,” “GPS I or I/O” and “Off” buttons are installed on the case, along with an internal beeper and
two LEDs. The AeroFix™ 406 GPS models accept external GPS data via an I/R interface cable that
is included with your P-ELT. The AeroFix™ 406 GPS I/O (P/N 2799.4) also contains an Onboard
GPS engine that will acquire your LAT/LON if an external GPS receiver is not present.
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