07-27-2011, 09:10 PM
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL- ACR Electronics today announced that ResQLinkâ„¢, the world's smallest 406 MHz Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), is FCC approved and is now being shipped to dealers and is for sale to consumers in the U.S. International approvals to follow.
Manufactured by ACR Electronics, part of Cobham Commercial Systems, the ResQLinkâ„¢ is small and light enough to hold comfortably in one hand yet powerful enough to guide rescuers to within 100 meters or less of the user's position in a life-threatening emergency.
At just 4.6 oz (130 g) and 3.9 in (10.0 cm) tall, the ResQLinkâ„¢ offers a lot of punch in the smallest and lightest package available today. It combines ease of use and ACR technology to give pilots, boaters, and outdoors enthusiasts a powerful and accurate safety companion, ready for action at the simple push of a button.
Add the 406Link.comâ„¢ subscription service (www.406link.com) and ResQLinkâ„¢ can be tested through the Cospas - Sarsat satellite system, assuring owners their beacon is ready when needed.
With three levels of integrated signal technology-GPS positioning, a powerful 406 MHz signal, and 121.5 MHz homing capability-the ResQLinkâ„¢, with its reusable antenna, quickly and accurately relays critical emergency position to the Cospas-Sarsat International worldwide network of rescue satellites.
The waterproof ResQLinkâ„¢ 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 ResQLinkâ„¢ 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.
The MSRP for the ResQLinkâ„¢ is $325.00. For more information please contact Chris Wahler at chris.wahler@cobham.com or go to www.acrelectronics.com.
Specifications 3.3 x 4.8 x 9.9 cm (1.3 x1.9 x 3.9 in)
Weight: 130 g (4.6 oz) with lanyard<br />
Battery: Class 2 (non-hazmat) lithium batteries, meets DOT and<br />
IATA rules for safe transport, 5-year<br />
replacement life<br />
Deployment: Manual<br />
Activation: Manual<br />
Operation: 2 steps: deploy antenna, press ON button, giving clear<br />
view to the sky<br />
Waterproof: 5 m (16.40 ft) @ 1 hr. 10 m (33 ft) @ 10 min. Factory<br />
tested at 21º C (70º F), exceeds RTCM waterproof requirements<br />
Operational<br />
Life: Exceeds required 24 hours @ -20º C (-4º F); 30<br />
hours typical<br />
Certification: Cospas-Sarsat and FCC, Canada and R&TTE (Pending)<br />
This equipment may not be marketed or put into<br />
service in the EU until it is in<br />
compliance with the R&TTE Directive<br />
Accessories: PN 9521 Flotation Pouch
About ACR
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.
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.
Media Contact<br />
ACR Public Relations:<br />
Chris Wahler +954 862 2174 chris.wahler@cobham.com
Cobham Media Relations:<br />
Monica Hallman + 1 703 414 5300 Monica.hallman@cobham.com
Manufactured by ACR Electronics, part of Cobham Commercial Systems, the ResQLinkâ„¢ is small and light enough to hold comfortably in one hand yet powerful enough to guide rescuers to within 100 meters or less of the user's position in a life-threatening emergency.
At just 4.6 oz (130 g) and 3.9 in (10.0 cm) tall, the ResQLinkâ„¢ offers a lot of punch in the smallest and lightest package available today. It combines ease of use and ACR technology to give pilots, boaters, and outdoors enthusiasts a powerful and accurate safety companion, ready for action at the simple push of a button.
Add the 406Link.comâ„¢ subscription service (www.406link.com) and ResQLinkâ„¢ can be tested through the Cospas - Sarsat satellite system, assuring owners their beacon is ready when needed.
With three levels of integrated signal technology-GPS positioning, a powerful 406 MHz signal, and 121.5 MHz homing capability-the ResQLinkâ„¢, with its reusable antenna, quickly and accurately relays critical emergency position to the Cospas-Sarsat International worldwide network of rescue satellites.
The waterproof ResQLinkâ„¢ 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 ResQLinkâ„¢ 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.
The MSRP for the ResQLinkâ„¢ is $325.00. For more information please contact Chris Wahler at chris.wahler@cobham.com or go to www.acrelectronics.com.
Specifications 3.3 x 4.8 x 9.9 cm (1.3 x1.9 x 3.9 in)
Weight: 130 g (4.6 oz) with lanyard<br />
Battery: Class 2 (non-hazmat) lithium batteries, meets DOT and<br />
IATA rules for safe transport, 5-year<br />
replacement life<br />
Deployment: Manual<br />
Activation: Manual<br />
Operation: 2 steps: deploy antenna, press ON button, giving clear<br />
view to the sky<br />
Waterproof: 5 m (16.40 ft) @ 1 hr. 10 m (33 ft) @ 10 min. Factory<br />
tested at 21º C (70º F), exceeds RTCM waterproof requirements<br />
Operational<br />
Life: Exceeds required 24 hours @ -20º C (-4º F); 30<br />
hours typical<br />
Certification: Cospas-Sarsat and FCC, Canada and R&TTE (Pending)<br />
This equipment may not be marketed or put into<br />
service in the EU until it is in<br />
compliance with the R&TTE Directive<br />
Accessories: PN 9521 Flotation Pouch
About ACR
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.
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.
Media Contact<br />
ACR Public Relations:<br />
Chris Wahler +954 862 2174 chris.wahler@cobham.com
Cobham Media Relations:<br />
Monica Hallman + 1 703 414 5300 Monica.hallman@cobham.com