HR Smith Group : Products : ELT(S) / PLB
Products : ELT(S) / PLB
The 500 series of Personal Locator Beacons or Survival Emergency Locator Transmitters offers a wide range of options to suit any requirement. The 500 series of Personal
Locator Beacons has been chosen by a wide customer base, including armed forces, commercial airlines, off-shore helicopter operators, life raft manufacturers and ejection
seat manufacturers. For all the 500 series Personal Locator Beacons, Techtest has obtained full certification to aircraft standards
so these products should not be confused with inferior quality beacons intended for hobby use.
The 500-1 Personal Locator Beacon is a compact light-weight unit operating on 121.5 MHz and 243 MHz and has been favoured by customers requiring a small beacon for many years.
The 500-12 Personal Locator Beacon is designed to work with the COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue satellite system and features 406 MHz
as well as 121.5 MHz and 243 MHz distress signals. It also incorporates a speech function which allows survivors to have two way voice communication with a rescue craft. In
addition to the normal aircraft approvals the 500-12 also has full Boeing and Airbus approvals making it the natural choice for commercial airline operators due to its compact
size and low weight. The 500-27 shares all the functionality of the 500-12 but also incorporates embedded GPS to minimize location time in the event of an emergency.
The latest 500-27-07 PLB (above left) utilizes all the proven electronics of its predecessors but updates the casing design to give a modern stylish appearance without losing the rugged and durable qualities associated with Techtest SAR products. The 500-27PELS Beacon (above right) is also now available which offers a more compact design. This Beacon can be used as a standalone unit but has been specifically designed to be integrated into the pilot's life vest and a number of options are available to facilitate this.
Brochure downloads
- 500-1 Personal Locator Beacon (PDF, 772Kb)
- 500-12 Multi Function Personal Locator Beacon (PDF, 212Kb)
- 500-27 Multi Function Personal Locator Beacon + Embedded GPS (PDF, 220Kb)
- 500-27-07 Multi Function Personal Locator Beacon + Embedded GPS (PDF, 104Kb)
- 500-27PELS Multi Function Personal Locator Beacon + Embedded GPS (PDF, 536Kb)
- 12-503-5 Programming Test Set (PDF, 84Kb)
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