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OBJECT TYPE: EPIRB
DATE: 1994
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1020.001

MANUFACTURER: Alden Electronics Inc.
MODEL: SATFIND-406 M1
LOCATION: Westborough, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: AD-40
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING & PARTS/ METAL PARTS & MOVING BRACKET/ ALKALINE CELLS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 67.5 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 26.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Communications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Alden
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Westborough

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CURRENT
Canada: CANADIAN DESIGNED & INTENDED FOR USE IN INTERNATIONAL COPAS/SARSAT PROGRAM IN WHICH CANADA WAS AN ORIGINAL PARTICIPANT. MPR BECAME INVOLVED IN 406 EPIRB PRODUCTION IN 1988 - ACCEPTED BY COAST GUARD DEC. 1990/ DOC. JAN 1991
Function: USED ABOARD A SHIP TO TRANSMIT, WHEN ACTIVATED MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY, A SIGNAL TO AN ORBITING SATELLITE; THE SIGNAL IS RELAYED TO A GROUND TERMINAL WHERE THE BEACON IS LOCATED, IDENTIFIED & APPROPRIATE SEARCH & RESCUE AUTHORITIES NOTIFIED.
Technical: ONE OF THE FIRST COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED EPIRB'S. IT USES DEDICATED FREQUENCY OF 406 MHZ DETECTED BY LOW-ORBITING SATELLITES ALLOWING IMMEDIATE DETECTIONS, IDENTIFICATION & LOCATION OF SIGNAL. PREVIOUS TECH RELIED ON PASSING SHIPS & AIRCRAFT FOR DETECTION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MARKINGS IN FRENCH & ENGLISH INCLUDE: 'ALDENELECTRONICS/ SATFIND-406 M1/ MADE IN USA - PATENT PENDING/ Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon/ CANADIAN CLASS I EPIRB/ SERIAL No. AD-40/ DOC No. 479 872 100 1/ MPR Teltech Ltd./ CORPAS-SARSAT Approved/ FOR MARINE DISTRESS USE ONLY. UNAUTHORIZED OPERATION IS PROHIBITED./ NOTICE TO PUBLIC: 1. DO NOT REMOVE EPIRB, IF FOUND;/ 2. REPORT POSITION TO CANADIAN COAST GUARD/ OPERATING DURATION: 48 HOURS/ OPERATING TEMPERATURE: -20C TO +55C/ STORAGE TEMPERATURE: -40C TO +65C/ FREQUENCY & POWER (NOMINAL): 406.025 MHZ, 5W & 121.500 MHZ, 25mW/ OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.../'
Missing: NONE - HOWEVER, ITEM IS "UNARMED" - I.E. WILL NOT SEND SIGNAL
Finish: BEACON: ORANGE WITH BLACK PRINTING/ STAND ENAMELLED WHITE PAINT
Decoration: N/A

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Alden Electronics Inc., Beacon, circa 1994, Artifact no. 1995.1020, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1995.1020.001/

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