Update on EPIRB and SARSAT MEO

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Update on EPIRB and SARSAT MEO

Postby jimh » Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:57 pm

I am not certain that every visitor who reads THE GAM forum is also reading articles in the SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL sub-forums. I want to call attention to an interesting topic: the latest generation Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) and Search and Rescue Satelite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites. About five years ago I wrote an article describing the new system and its enhanced capabilities. I have just updated that article with a brief summary of four significant developments.

Readers with an interest in EPIRB or Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) devices should find the SARSAT MEO article to be of interest:

EPIRB and SARSAT: Next Generation MEOSAR
https://continuouswave.com/forum/viewto ... =13&t=1703