Ocean Signal PLB3 Personal Locator Beacon With AIS, RLS & NFC
Stay safe no matter where you are in the world, with the world's first Personal Locator Beacon with built in AIS and NFC.
Ocean Signal PLB3 Personal Locator Beacon With AIS, RLS & NFC | EPI3115
The Ocean Signal PLB3 is the world's first Personal Locator Beacon to include AIS and NFC, neither of which have been on PLBs previously. The PLB3 introducdes the Automatic Indentification (AIS) functionality, Return Link Service (RLS) and Near Field Communication (NFC) capabilities into one, small and lighweight 406 MHz Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) which provides users with comfort in knowing that their distress message will be recieved and their location detected by worldwide search & rescue personnel.
The Ocean Signal PLB3 comes supplied with a bright, visible light as well as an IR strobe light, allowing for you to be visible, even in extreme weather or at night. The PLB was designed to integrate easily into almost every simple life jacket, allowing you to be safe while wearing your favourite life jacket.
Features
- Global Coverage
- Small & Lightweight
- 406 MHz Cospas Sarsat Distress Signal (MEOSAR Comparible)
- 121.5 MHz Local Homing Signal
- AIS (Automatic Identification System) Locating Signal
- Smartphone connectivity via NFC (Near Field Communication)
- Return Link Service (RLS) Functionality
- GNSS via GPS & Galileo Satellites
- Strobe & Infra Red Lights
- Simple PFD attachment
- Designed to integrate with common inflatable PFDs
- Mutli-function Cip System Included
- 5 Year Battery Life
- Over 24 hours Operational Life
- Free Ocean Signal Beacon Mobile App (IOS and Android)
Frequently Asked Questions
No, the PLB3 doesn't need a subscription or any additional payments to work. Simply ensure that your PLB3 has power and you're good to go.
- Frequency: 406.031 MHz
- Tolerance: ±1 kHz
- Output Power: 5W Typical
- Modulation: Phase ±1 radians
- Emmision Designator: 16K0G1D
- Encoding: Bi-phase L
- Data Rate: 400bps
- Frequency: 121.5 MHz
- Stability: ±50ppm
- Output Power (PERP): 25 - 100 mW
- Modulation: Swept Tone AM (3K20A3X)
- Modulation Factor: 0.85 - 1.0
- Modulation Duty Cycle: >35%
- Duty Cycle: 98%
- Frequency: 161.975/162.025 MHz (±500Hz)
- Transmit Power (EIRP): 1 Watt ±3dB
- Baud Rate: 9600 baud
- Synchronisation: UTC
- Messages: Message 1 (Position) - Message 14 (Status)
- Repetition Interval: 8 messages per minute / Mesage 14, 2x every 4 minutes
- Light Type: High Intensity LED
- Light Colour: White
- Flash Rate: 20-30 per minute
- Intensity: >1 candela
- Light Type: IR LED
- Light Colour: 850mm
- Flash Rate: 20-30 per minute
- Intensity: 7.5mW/sr
- Lithium/Iron Disulphide (Li/FeS2)
- Operating lifetime: >24 hours @ -20℃ (-4℉)
- Lithium Metal weight (for air transportation): <2mg
- Replacement Interval: 6 years frm date of manufacture
- Satellite Channels: 72 acquisition
- Sensitivity: -167dBm
- Cold Start Re-Aquiation: -148dBm
- GPS Antenna: Microstrip Patch
| SKU | SAMO1194 |
|---|---|
| MPN | 732S-03668 |
| EAN / GTIN | 5060266111204 |
| Brand | Ocean Signal |
| Range | RescueME |
| Colour | Yellow |