McMurdo Fast Find Ranger PLB - Personal Locator Beacon

McMurdo Fast Find Ranger PLB - Personal Locator Beacon

Description Summary The McMurdo Fast Find Ranger PLB is a water resistant lifesaving distress beacon with impact resistant rugged casing, designed especially for outdoor enthusiasts and adventurers. It can quickly and accurately relay your position via satellite to Search and Rescue services during an emergency. Please contact us before purchasing if you wish to have your PLB shipped with configuration for use in a country other than UK.  Main Description

About the McMurdo Fast Find Ranger PLB - Personal Locator Beacon 

The McMurdo Fast Find Ranger Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) is a rugged, handheld, and waterproof (non-buoyant) GPS-enabled rescue beacon which is small enough to be easily carried in a back-pack or pocket. Upon initiation of a distress call, the Fast Find Ranger’s built-in GPS will fix your position to within a few meters and then utilizes a powerful 406 MHz signal to relay your distress call to orbiting satellites. 

The Fast Find Ranger is subscription-free and does not rely on commercial call centres, meaning your request for help is received directly by Search and Rescue authorities. When triggered, the Fast Find Ranger broadcasts a unique registered distress signal that not only tells rescuers where you are, but who you are. This is typically within 5 minutes, but can be up to 45 minutes depending on satellite coverage.  The Fast Find Ranger features a 121.5 MHz secondary homing transmitter which means that once Search and Rescue teams have been deployed, they are able to home in on your exact location. The unit also features a flashing SOS light which can be used to attract attention. 

The Fast Find Ranger’s lithium power cell offers a minimum 24hr continuous operation and a 6-year battery storage life. Performing a full functional self-test of the PLB's internal circuitry, battery voltage & power and 406 MHz transmission gives you the peace of mind knowing your PLB will work the moment you need it the most. 

PLBs have been proven, tried and tested in some of the world's most remote locations and treacherous conditions. Even in extreme conditions and situations, the Fast Find Ranger activates easily. Just deploy the antenna, pull the anti-tamper seal and press the ON button. 

Unlike most satellite enabled notification devices, the Fast Find Ranger PLB requires no monthly or annual subscription, making it one of the most cost effective GPS enabled emergency beacons available for long term use. 

Registering your Personal Locator Beacon is required by law in most countries.  Registering is very important because should your beacon ever be activated, it is how Search and Rescue Teams will know who you are, and contacts provided may be able to supply information about your specific travel plans. In the absence of this information, it may take longer for a search-and-rescue operation to begin. 

Some national authorities require a completed registration application form to be submitted by letter or fax, others offer an online registration.  For more information, visit the Cospas Sarsat emergency beacon database website. The addresses of the national authorities are listed in the annex at the end of this manual. 

All Personal Locator Beacons sold by GTC are pre-programmed with the UK country code. Whilst they will function anywhere around the world, the initial point of contact during an emergency situation would be the UK Search & Rescue authorities with whom the PLB would be registered.  Please contact us before purchasing if you wish to have your PLB shipped with configuration for use in a country other than UK.  

This PLB should only be used in situations of grave and imminent danger to life. False alerts endanger lives and cause expensive disruption to Search & Rescue services. Deliberate misuse of the device could result in a penalty.

Specifications

Size (D x W x L): 36 x 50 x 112mm (1.42 x 1.97 x 4.41in)

Weight: 164g (5.8oz)

Sealing depth: Immersion to 10m (30ft) for 5 minutes

Operating temperature: -20 to +55ºC (-4 to +131ºF)

Storage temperature: -30 to +70ºC (-22 to +158ºF)

Altitude: 12,192m (40,000ft)

Buoyancy: Category 2, will not float (optional buoyancy pouch available)

Battery type: Lithium Manganese

Transmit duration: > 35 hours @ +10ºC (50ºF), > 24 hours @ -20ºC (-4ºF)

Battery life (storage): 6 years

Battery replacement: Service centre

Battery Use: Logged by microprocessor

Frequency: 406.037MHz (alert) / 121.5MHz (homer)

Power: 5W (alert) / > 50mW (homer) nominal

Unique ID Number: Factory or dealer programmed

GPS Type: 50 channel, ceramic patch antenna

Indicator Light: High brightness LED signal light

SOS flash light: Morse code SOS flash pattern, 30 operations

Activation: Manual, three stage

Self-test: Tests transmitters, battery and light

Standard Compass Safe Distance: 1m (3ft)

About GTC

Global Telesat Communications is a supplier of mobile voice and data communications services via satellite; We provide equipment and airtime for use on all the major satellite networks including Globalstar, Inmarsat, Iridium and Thuraya.

 

GTC is a UK based company with a global customer base and can ship equipment to almost anywhere in the world. Our company provides voice and data communications services to businesses, governments, non-governmental organizations and recreational consumers and aim to offer competitive pricing, personal service and fast shipping on all of our products.

Additional Information

Please note that upon requesting activation of your prepaid airtime you are agreeing that we can start providing your network services before the end of the usual statutory cancellation period and that by doing so you lose your right to cancel your purchase of the prepaid airtime or request a refund. As a result, please check that you have ordered the correct airtime for your handset or terminal. Please refer to our terms and conditions for full information. This does not affect your statutory rights.

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About Us

Global Telesat Communications is a supplier of mobile voice and data communications services via satellite; We provide equipment and airtime for use on all the major satellite networks including Globalstar, Inmarsat, Iridium and Thuraya.

GTC is a UK based company with a global customer base and can ship equipment to almost anywhere in the world. Our company provides voice and data communications services to businesses, governments, non-governmental organizations and recreational consumers and aim to offer competitive pricing, personal service and fast shipping on all of our products.

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Shipping Information

Following receipt of your payment, your order will be shipped from our UK warehouse using the option selected by you during checkout. We ship Monday to Friday so orders received over a weekend or UK bank holiday will be shipped on the next working day. Please contact us via eBay should you have any specific shipping requirements.

If you require delivery outside the EU, please note that the product and shipping price excludes any import duties or taxes which may be applicable in the destination country. Please check import duties before you place your order as we cannot be held liable for these.

The prices shown on our eBay shop include UK VAT at 20% which is payable by consumers taking delivery of our products within the EU. Please contact us if you are taking delivery outside of the EU or you have an EU VAT number as we may be able to sell to you without VAT.

Returns Policy

Within 7 days after receiving your parcel, we offer a No-hassle 7 days exchange (replace) only if your parcel is defective due to manufacturing problem.

The faulty item will be exchanged for the same model once the return guidelines are followed:

The item must be returned in NEW condition and with all the original package, including cartons, parts and instructions manual etc.

Shipping and insurance charges are not refundable.

We are not responsible for item lost during returning.

Item not defective after testing or wrong item ordered by buyer will be returned at buyer's expense.

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• Condition: New
• Brand: McMurdo
• Type: Personal Locate beacon
• MPN: 91-001-420A

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