 The Revere McMurdo Fastfind and Fastfind Plus series of Personal Location Beacons are the very latest products designed to provide individuals with the highest chance of being found quickly in an emergency at sea. The 406MHz frequency provides an alert signal to the rescue services within 90 minutes maximum, depending on satellite passes and gives a positional accuracy within 3nm. Once in the vicinity the 121.5MHz transmitter provides a signal for the rescue services to home-in on. This information is more than sufficient to enable rescue services to find a vessel or individual in distress particularly if equipped with flares and lifejacket light.
 The Fastfind Plus and Fastfind Personal Location Beacons feature the same advanced technology as found in the award winning Rescue and Precision 406 GPS EPIRBs. Designed using miniaturized components to fit into an aesthetically styled compact casing both versions employ a simple three-stage manual operation and feature user replaceable battery packs, which are available for use in temperatures of -4 and -40 degrees Fahrenheit. Carrying the Fastfind could not be simpler; there are a number of easy fixing options which either come as standard or as optional extras. Both versions are supplied with a lanyard and designer carry case to enable the user to keep the PLB safely attached at all times. These latest advanced products from McMurdo have been designed to provide recreational and professional boaters, aviators as well as outdoorsmen with the very best chance of being found without delay at sea in an emergency.
Fastfind Features:
- Weighs just 11 oz.
- Global alert to Cospas-Sarsat satellites
- 406MHz transmitter
- 121.5 MHz homing frequency
- Alert time within typically 3 minutes
- Positional accuracy to within 3m
- Compact and stylish
- Complete with lanyard and designer carry case
- User replaceable battery packs (-4°F or -40°F)
Specifications:
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General
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Message
formats
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PLB National, Standard and User Location Protocol as applicable, plus serial user (non-GPS version)
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Programming
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Via RS232
light pen and windows based PC |
| Temperature
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Storage: -67oF
to + 158oF (Class 1)
Operating: -40oF to + 131oF (Class 1) With class
1 battery pack Storage: -22oF to + 158oF (Class
2) Operating: -4oF to + 131oF (Class 2) With class
2 battery pack |
| Battery life
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5 years storage
then 24 hours operating |
| Sealing |
BSEN 60945
temporary immersion MIL-STD-810F method 500.4
15000 feet altitude |
| Weight
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Approx
14oz with -40 battery pack Approx. 9oz with -4
battery pack |
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| 406MHz transmitter
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Frequency
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406.028MHz
+/- 1kHz |
Output power
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5 Watts =/-
2dB |
Modulation
|
Biphase L
|
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| 121.5
MHz transmitter |
Frequency
|
121.5MHz +/-3kHz
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Output power
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50mW > |
Modulation
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AM, up or
down swept tone |
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| Approvals
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| R & TTE Approved
International Approvals to follow |
0.75Cd Xenon
discharge light |
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