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OBJECT TYPE: EPIRB
DATE: 1994
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1019.001

MANUFACTURER: Alden Electronics Inc.
MODEL: SATFIND-406 SURVIVAL
LOCATION: Westborough, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: SD-107
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING & PARTS/ METAL PARTS - SEE S. I. FILE FOR DETAILS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 47.0 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 18.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Communications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Alden
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Westborough

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: IN CURRENT USE
Canada: CANADIAN DESIGNED & INTENDED FOR USE IN INTERNATIONAL COPAS/SARSAT PROGRAM IN WHICH CANADA WAS AN ORIGINAL PARTICIPANT. MPR BECAME INVOLVED IN 406 EPIRB PRODUCTION IN 1988 - ACCEPTED BY COAST GUARD DEC. 1990/ DOC. JAN. 1991
Function: USED ABOARD A SHIP TO TRANSMIT, WHEN ACTIVATED MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY, A SIGNAL TO AN ORBITING SATELLITE; THE SIGNAL IS RELAYED TO A GROUND TERMINAL WHERE BEACON IS LOCATED, IDENTIFIED &APPROPRIATE SEARCH & RESCUE AUTHORITIES NOTIFIED.
Technical: SMALL VERSION OF 406 EPIRB, DESIGNED FOR USE ON SMALLER VESSELS. IT USES DEDICATED FREQUENCY OF 406 MHZ DETECTED BY LOW-ORBITING SATELLITE ALLOWING IMMEDIATE DETECTION. EARLIER TECHNOLOGY RELIED ON PASSING SHIPS & AIRCRAFT FOR DETECTION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MARKINGS IN FRENCH & ENGLISH INCLUDE: 'ALDENELECTRONICS/ SATFIND-406/ SURVIVAL EPIRB/ Made in U.S.A. Patent Pending/ CANADIAN CLASS I EPIRB, Model/Modele S-1000/ RLS CANADIENNE CLASS I/ EPIRB Reg. No.:/ SD-107/ CANADA N. 479 872 103 1/ NAME OF VESSEL:/ Operation 406.025 MHz, 5W & 121.50 MHz, 25mW/ 48 hrs. min; -20 C to +55 C/ Storage Temperature: -40 C to +70 C/ COSPAS-SARSAT Approved/ INSTALLATION.../ AUTOMATIC OPERATION.../ MANUAL OPERATION.../ DEACTIVATION.../ DEMONSTRATOR UNIT-THIS UNIT IS POWERED/ BY ALKALINE BATTERIES AND DOES NOT TRANSMIT AN EMERGENCY SIGNAL/ CAUTION: Contains lithium sulphur dioxide battery pack;/ may explode if *
Missing: NONE: HOWEVER, ITEM IS "UNARMED" I.E., WILL NOT SEND SIGNAL.
Finish: YELLOW WITH BLACK PRINTING/ STAND WHITE WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Alden Electronics Inc., Beacon, circa 1994, Artifact no. 1995.1019, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1019.001/

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