Product details - Personal Radio Locators

High power 10.8v personal radio locator

Description:

The personal radio locator is a high power position indicating radio beacon designed for personal use under rugged conditions. It emits a pulsed radio signal, when switched on, and an LED flashes to show that transition is occurring.

Features:

Housed in a high impact PVC tube, it is small, lightweight, waterproof and easily carried in a pocket, pack, pouch on a belt or on a lifejacket. It can also be left at base camp and used as a homing beacon.

It is waterproof and tested to 20 metres. It has a ground to ground line of sight range of 15-20km and in excess of 100km when tracked from the air with the ground plane antenna wound out.

Feature summary:
Transmitter life	80 days continuous operation.
Transmitter range	It has a ground to ground line of sight range of 15-20km and in excess of 100km when tracked from the air with the ground plane antenna wound out.
Pulse rates	Variable, typically 60ppm.
Pulse width	Variable, typically 18ms.
Housing	Housed in a high impact, watertight PVC tube. The battery is field replaceable by unscrewing the bottom half of the tube.
Activation	Removing the magnet from the housing activates the transmitter, replacing the magnet switches it off.
Antenna	A nylon coated stranded stainless steel whip antenna, with a second ground plane antenna that can be wound out for extended range.
Frequency range	142-216MHz
Power output	40mW into a 50 ohm load.
Battery type	9V Alkaline.
Number of batteries	1
Size	98mm high x 40mm diameter.
Weight	172g.
Colour	Black with high viz orange label.
Max. depth	20m

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