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Equipment Prices (in Australian dollars).
| EPIRBs - Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon |
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10% GST
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| GME 400 - 406 MHz EPIRB. Includes mounting bracket. Waterproof and self-righting. Users Identity and contact details is given to the searchers. The 406 EPIRB gives a narrow search area of 5 kms for a quick rescue. 6 year battery life. |
$500.00
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$550.00
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| GME 410 PLB - 406 MHz EPIRB. Portable Locating Beacon for use on land. It is registered to the user and gives a 5km search area. Has a 7 year battery life. |
$500.00
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$550.00
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| GME 410G PLB - 406 MHz EPIRB. Portable Locating Beacon for use on land. It is registered to the user and gives a 60metre search area. Has a 7 year battery life. |
$650.00
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$715.00
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| Kannad 406 XS-3 GPS - 406 MHz EPIRB. Portable Locating Beacon for use on land, air or water. It is registered to the user and gives a 60metre search area. Multi purpose EPIRB. |
$800.00
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$880.00
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406 MHz beacons
The Council of COSPAS-SARSAT announced in 2000 that it would be phasing out satellite processing of emergency beacons operating in the 121.5/243 MHz range and encouraging users to adopt 406 MHz beacons. Users of the 121.5 MHz beacons will have until February 2009 to complete the switch over.
Why the change? Older 121.5 MHz system required that a satellite be in view of both the beacon AND the land based LUT (Local User Terminal) before activation could be reported (the satellite acted as a relay for the beacon's signal). This limited the useful detection range to areas immediately surrounding countries which supported LUT's, leaving more isolated areas (such as the antarctic) unprotected.
Satellite Concept 406 MHz beacons transmit a digital message which can be stored on the satellite, then re-transmitted to the next LUT that comes into view. This provides true global coverage. In addition, the digital message is able to provide encoded information about the vessel and its owner. The use of 406 MHz distress beacons will therefore minimise the problems of false alerts being received by rescue coordination centres around the world.
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