SARBE LAUNCH NEW G2R-ELT – EMERGENCY LOCATION TRANSMITTER AT DSEi 2003

SARBE has launched its latest GPS 406MHz Emergency Location Transmitter (ELT) at the DSEi exhibition this year.

Designed and manufactured in the UK, SARBE’s latest product, the G2R-ELT, has been developed alongside the SARBE G2R Personal Locator Beacon which was launched earlier this year.

ELT’s are carried on board military, civilian and commercial aircraft as a method of summoning assistance in the event of a forced landing where all other communications systems have failed.

The vital new feature, not previously seen on a SARBE ELT, is the digital transmission on 406MHz which, through the COSPAS-SARSAT satellite network gives near instantaneous alert to an emergency situation.

The data transmission carries the beacon identity and GPS lat./long. co-ordinates which allows appropriate rescue resources to be quickly allocated and deployed to the scene.

Following the SARBE principal of highly automated activation, the G2R-ELT, critically for survival purposes, can be activated by G-Switch in the event of a crash landing or by salt water in the event of a sea landing. Both these options can be disabled and the radio manually operated, if required.

An additional feature, also vital to a Search and Rescue mission, is that transmissions continue for up to 48 hours giving sufficient time for even the most remote areas to be reached.

Aircraft flying under JAR-OPS must be fitted with a 406MHz ELT by the end of 2004. The regulations for aircraft flying under UK ANO are subject to a letter of consultation and changes may be implemented in the future making it compulsory for operators to carry a 406MHz ELT.

For further details, contact:
Brian Clayton, SARBE, Tom Cribb Road, Thamesmead, London SE28 OBH
TEL: 020 8316 4477 FAX: 020 8316 6218
EMAIL: brian.clayton@sarbe.com

or

Karen Mascarenhas, MASCARENHAS PR TEL: 020 8488 5949
FAX: 020 8333 6466
EMAIL: karen@kmpr.co.uk
WEBSITE: www.kmpr.co.uk