Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

102

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

SYNTHETIC CASING & PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ METAL STAND

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

68,0 cm

Largeur

21,5 cm

Hauteur

26,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Transports maritimes

Catégorie

Communications

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

MPR

Pays

Canada

État/province

British Columbia

Ville

Burnaby

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

C. 1990+

Canada

CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT DEVICE INTENDED FOR USE IN INTERNATIONAL COPAS/SARSAT SATELLITE PROGRAMME, IN WHICH CANADA WAS ONE OF ORIGINAL PARTICIPANTS. COPAS/SARSAT PROGRAMME WAS INITIATED IN 1979 & BECAME OPERATIONAL IN 1982. MPR BECAME INVOLVED IN PRODUCTION OF 406 EPIRB IN 1988 & SATFIND-406 EPIRB WAS ACCEPTED BY CDN COAST GUARD IN DEC. 1990 & WAS APPROVED BY DOC IN JAN.1991.

Fonction

EMERGENCY LOCATOR BEACON MOUNTED ON SHIP AT SEA. WHEN ACTIVATED, MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY, IT TRANSMITS SIGNAL TO ORBITING SATELLITE; SIGNAL IS RELAYED TO GROUND TERMINAL WHERE SIGNALING BEACON IS LOCATED & IDENTIFIED AND APPROPRIATE SEARCH & RESCUE AUTHORITIES NOTIFIED.

Technique

THIS ONE OF FIRST COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED EPIRB'S. IT USES DEDICATED FREQUENCY OF 406 MHZ DETECTED BY LOW-ORBITING SATELLITES, THUS ALLOWING IMMEDIATE DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION & LOCATION OF SIGNAL, & RAPID RESPONSE. OLDER SYSTEMS USING 121.5 MHZ INTERNATIONAL DISTRESS FREQUENCY WERE DEPENDENT ON PASSING SHIPS OR AIRCRAFT FOR LOCATION.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

BLUE LETTERING READING IN FRENCH & ENGLISH: 'MPR/ Emegency Position Indicating Radio Beacon/ MODEL C1-1000/ CANADIAN CLASS I EPIRB', 'FOR MARINE USE ONLY', 'TRANSMISSION FREQUENCY & POWER: 406.025 MHz, 5 W AND 121.500 MHz, 25 Mw.', 'OPERATING TEMPERATURE: -20 C TO +55 C. OPERATING DURATION: 48 HOURS/ STORAGE TEMPERATURE: -40 C TO +65 C.', WITH OPERATING & MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS/ DC ADAPTER MARKED IN RED 'INTERNATIONAL CONVERTER CORP./ COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.'/ DECAL ON BEACON END READING 'MPR 102'

Manque

S/O

Fini

ORANGE CASING WITH WHITE & CLEAR PARTS/ METALLIC PARTS/ WHITE ENAMEL PAINTED STAND

Décoration

MULTICOLOURED DECAL READING 'USA.CANADA.FRANCE.CCCP/ SARSAT HOCMAC' WITH FLAGS OF PARTICIPATING NATIONS & ILLUSTRATION OF PLANET EARTH & 2 SATELLITES.