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The GPIRB is a very smart beacon because of its onboard GPS engine. When the GPIRB is activated, the GPS locates itself and loads its current position digitally into the transmission "sentence" for broadcast to the satellites. Once loaded the GPS shuts down to conserve energy. Every 20 minutes, it will restart, relocate itself, load the current position and then shutdown again. |
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General |
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Case
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High Impact Resistant Polycarbonate |
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Color
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International High Visibility Yellow |
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Hardware
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Corrossion Resistant Mounting Release Assembly |
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Antenna
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1/4 Wave Flexible Whip Antenna on case |
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Electrical
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Litium
Battery |
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Warranty
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5 years Limited written waranty |
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Case
Alone
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11.75" long x 5.1" diameter |
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With
Antenna
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18.5" long x 5.1" diameter |
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GPIRB
Weight
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with
mounting bracket - 5 lbs. |
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Mounting
Bracket
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8.5" long x 4.9" wide |
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Lanyard
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26 ' buoyant |
