Mcmurdo Fast Find Max PLB

The Personal Location Beacon with built-in GPS. The Fastfind Max series of Personal Location Beacons are the very latest products from McMurdo designed to provide individuals with the highest chance of being found quickly in an emergency. The Fastfind Max-G is a revolutionary hand-held Personal Location Beacon that features a built-in GPS receiver (Global Positioning System) combined with a 406 MHz transmitter and 121.5 MHz homing signal. In the event of an emergency, an alert signal is transmitted to COSPAS-SARSAT satellites and forwarded to a rescue coordination center within typically 3 minutes. The built-in GPS receiver will provide latitude and longitude coordinates to give a position to within typically 98 feet anywhere in the world. The Fastfind Max-G comes complete with lanyard and designer splashproof carry case to enable users to keep the PLB safely attached at all times.

Key Features
� 48-hour effective transmit time
� Built-in GPS
� Weighs just 9 oz.
� Global alert to Cospas-Sarsat satellites
� 406MHz transmitter
� Frequency: 406.037MHz
� 121.5MHz homing frequency
� Positional accuracy to within 10 feet
� Floats
� Waterproof to 38 feet
� Complete with lanyard and designer carry case
� User replaceable battery packs (-4˚F/ -20˚C)

The Fastfind Max-G and Fastfind Max Personal Location Beacons feature the same advanced digital technology as found in the award winning SmartFind 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. Carrying the Fastfind Max-G PLB could not be simpler, there are a number of easy fixing options which either come as standard or as optional extras. Bother 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 in an emergency.

SPECIFICATIONS

Message Formats: PLB National, Standard and User Location Protocol as applicable
Programming: Via RS232 light pen and windows based PC
Temperature : Storage: -67˚F to + 158˚F (Class 1)
Operating: -4˚F to + 131˚F (Class 1) with class 1 battery pack. Storage: -22˚F to + 158˚F (Class 2) Operating: -4˚F to + 131˚F (Class 2) with class 2 battery pack
Battery life: 5 years storage then 48 hours operating
Sealing: BSEN 60945 temporary immersion MIL-STD-810F method 500.4 15000 feet altitude
Weight: Approx. 10 oz. with -20 battery pack

406MHz Transmitter
Frequency : 406.028MHz +/- 1kHz
Output power: 5 Watts =/- 2dB
Modulation:
Biphase L
121.5 MHz Transmitter
Frequency : 121.5 MHz +/-3kHz
Output power: 50mW
Modulation: AM, up or down swept tone

Approvals
� R & TTE Approved International
Approvals to follow

� 0.75Cd Xenon discharge light

Accessories:

Mcmurdo Fast Find Plus Replacement Battery Pack

Our Price: $170

McMurdo Replacement Battery Pack. Easy to replace. McMurdo P/N 85-763-020

Each PLB is programmed with its own 15-character Unique Identification Number (UIN) that uniquely identifies its owner and instantly provides emergency contact information to rescuers. When the PLB is activated, its digital 406 MHz signal is received by a constellation of 10 COSPAS-SARSAT satellites in polar orbits, each of which makes an orbital pass every 90 minutes. Using the Doppler shift technique, the satellites take a precise fix on the origin of the signal.

The distress signal with its UIN and Doppler position (and possibly GPS coordinates if the PLB transmitted them) is stored by the satellite. As soon as the satellite passes over the next available ground monitoring station, or Local User Terminal (LUT), this information is downlinked. The LUT forwards the data to a Mission Control Center where it is verified that the signal is from an actual emergency.

One major advantage of a 406 PLB (compared to the older-technology 121.5/243.0 MHz ELTs) is that it provides unique identification information to rescue forces, so they can call the emergency contact numbers provided by the PLB owner and find out what to expect. Another advantage is that a 406 MHz PLB greatly reduces the time it takes to get to an individual in distress. Because of the satellite's sophisticated tracking capability, a Doppler position accuracy of one-half-mile is possible, narrowing down the search area considerably.

Registering your PLB

When you purchase a 406 MHz PLB, you must fill out a registration form and forward it to the appropriate agency -- in the U.S., it's the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). On the form, you provide the make, model, and 15-character unique identification number (UIN) of your PLB, your name, address, phone number, and primary and alternate 24-hour emergency contact phone numbers.

This information is entered into a database accessible at the Mission Control Center, so that if your PLB is ever activated, your information will immediately pop up on a computer screen at the MCC. Personnel at the MCC will then attempt to contact you and your designated emergency contacts to establish that your distress signal is genuine (and not a false-alarm), and to find out everything they can about your whereabouts and situation. This information will then be passed on to the appropriate local search-and-rescue agency.

Users in the United States may now register their 406 MHz PLB online, and may also access and amend their registration information. The site is http://www.beaconregistration.noaa.gov/.