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455-6605

Transmitter, Emergency Locator
Alternate Part Numbers
ME-406
Product
455-6605

Technical

  • Battery
  • 6V
  • Vibration
  • 10 g | 5 HZ - 2,000 HZ
  • Shock
  • 500 g for 4 ms
  • Crashworthiness
  • 100 g for 23 ms
  • Humidity
  • 95% for 50 hours
  • Penetration
  • 55 lb from 6 in
  • Crush
  • 1,000 lb
  • Altitude
  • 55,000 ft

Details

  • A single output ELT
  • Two emergency frequencies (121.5 and 406.028 MHz) utilize the same RF output, requiring only one coax cable to connect to the new series of Artex single input antennas
  • The ELT automatically activates during a crash and transmits the standard swept tone on 121.5 MHz
  • Every 50 seconds for 440 milliseconds the 406 MHz transmitter turns on and transmits an encoded digital message to the Cospas/Sarsat satellite system