Jotron Automatic distress beacon EPIRB TRON 60AIS

JOTRON

EPIRB BEACON

TRON 60AIS AUTOMATIC WITH GNSS AND AIS RECEIVER

- EPIRB Category 1

- Integrated GNSS, compatible with MEOSAR, Returnlink, MOB AIS, NFC

- Dual frequency

- Automatic Activation

- Weight 700g

- Battery life 48h

- Battery lifespan of 10 years

- GMDSS approved

- Supplied with case & hydrostatic release (HRU)

GNSS? MEOSAR? WHAT IS IT?

Cospas-Sarsat is currently modernising its system by placing search and rescue receivers (i.e. repeaters or transponders) on board the new navigation satellites operated by the United States (GPS), Russia (Glonass), which began its deployment last year, and Europe (Galileo), which started its launches on 12 October 2012. Once operationally qualified, this expansion of the system will significantly improve the speed of detection and the accuracy of location for beacons: (GNSS receivers = GPS + Galileo ** + GLONASS = 72 receivers compared to 12 GPS previously). These satellites are placed in orbit around the Earth at altitudes between 19,000 km and 23,000 km, which is considered a medium-altitude orbit. This component of the Cospas-Sarsat System is thus called MEOSAR, for medium Earth orbit satellites for search and rescue. It will complement the existing LEOSAR and GEOSAR systems.

Once fully operational, the MEOSAR system will offer the advantages of the LEOSAR and GEOSAR systems without their current limitations, by transmitting distress messages and providing its location independently, with global coverage in near real-time. The MEOSAR system also brings additional improvements for Cospas-Sarsat beacons, such as a return transmission to the beacons that will confirm to users that the alert message has been received.

** Galileo has been increasing its capacity since 2016, aiming to reach its full operational constellation in 2018/9