November 15, 2011
Fort Lauderdale, FL-Small and light enough to hold comfortably
in one hand yet powerful enough to guide rescuers to within 100
meters or less of your position in a life-threatening emergency,
The ResQLink™+ 406 MHz Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), manufactured
by Cobham Beacon Solutions-ACR Products, receives Cospas-Sarsat
approval.
At just 5.4 oz (153 g) and 4.5 in (11.4 cm) tall, the ResQLink™+
offers a lot of punch in the smallest, lightest and inherently
buoyant package available today. It combines ease of use and ACR
technology to give marine enthusiasts a powerful and accurate
safety companion, ready for action at the simple push of a
button.
As well as being inherently buoyant the ResQLink™+ also features
two unique fixing loops for easy attachment to a lifejacket or PFD
with the supplied fixing strap.
With three levels of integrated signal technology-GPS
positioning, a powerful 406 MHz signal, and 121.5MHz homing
capability-The ResQLink™+ quickly and accurately relays critical
emergency position to a the Cospas-Sarsat International worldwide
network of rescue satellites.
The waterproof ResQLink™+ broadcasts a unique registered
distress signal that not only tells rescuers where the sender is,
but who they are. The onboard 66 channel GPS can quickly fix
the sender's position to within 100 meters and then utilizes a
powerful 406 MHz signal to relay the distress call to orbiting
satellites. As local Search and Rescue is deployed, a separate
homing signal and integrated LED strobe light guide rescuers to the
sender's exact position.
Two built-in tests allow users to routinely verify that the
ResQLink™+ is functioning and ready for use-with the push of a
button, users can easily test internal electronics and GPS
functionality.
Advances in circuit board design and power management have
allowed for a smaller battery pack and continuously operating
strobe.
A PLB is a satellite-signaling device of last resort, for use
when all other means of self-rescue have been exhausted and where
the situation is deemed to be grave and imminent, and the loss of
life, limb, eyesight or valuable property will occur without
assistance. All beacons must be registered. There are no monthly
service fees required for 406 MHz beacons.
Cobham Beacon Solutions-ACR Products designs and manufactures a
complete line of safety and survival products including EPIRBs,
PLBs, AIS, SART, Strobe Lights, Life Jacket Lights, Search Lights
and safety accessories. The quality systems of this facility
have been registered by UL to the ISO 9001:2008 Series
Standards. Recognized as the world leader in safety and
survival technologies, ACR has provided safety equipment to the
aviation and marine industries as well as to the military since
1956. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and
employs 147 at its manufacturing facility.
About Cobham
Cobham specializes in meeting the insatiable demand for data,
connectivity and bandwidth in defence, security and commercial
environments. Offering a technically diverse and innovative range
of technologies and services, the Group protects the lives and
livelihoods, responding to customer needs with agility that
differentiates it. The most important thing we build is
trust. Employing more than 11,000 people on five continents, the
Group has customers and partners in over 100 countries, with annual
revenue of £1.9bn/US$3 billion.
About Cobham Commercial Systems
Cobham Commercial Systems is a leading provider of integrated
avionics systems, emergency locator systems and radar and missile
electronics for military and civil customers. Cobham's
avionics systems can be offered individually or integrated to
provide an entire cockpit. Its synthetic vision Electronic
Flight Instrument System (EFIS) revolutionised safety in low-level
flight operations and is now approved on more than 700 aircraft and
helicopter models.
Cobham's new Helicopter Stability Augmentation System (HeliSAS)
adds to its extensive range of fixed wing auto-pilot solutions and
brings added safety within the reach of a host of operators for
whom such systems were previously too expensive and heavy. Cobham
Commercial Systems is also an acknowledged expert in Emergency
Locator Transmitter and Personal Locator Beacon technologies, from
personal units to Original Equipment Manufacturer mounted systems
on airliners and helicopters. Its radar and missile RF front
end electronics are part of many radars, missiles, and space and
commercial radar systems as well as leading edge Active
Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) solutions.
About ACR Electronics
ACR designs and manufactures a complete line of safety and
survival products including EPIRBs, PLBs, AIS, SART, Strobe Lights,
Life Jacket Lights, Search Lights and safety accessories. The
quality systems of this facility have been registered by UL to the
ISO 9001:2008 Series Standards. Recognized as the world
leader in safety and survival technologies, ACR has provided safety
equipment to the aviation and marine industries as well as to the
military since 1956. The company is headquartered in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida and employs 147 at its manufacturing
facility.
