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For land, sea and air. Satellite rescue alerting + local AIS visibility.
- Lifejacket activation 1 + manual activation
- RLS: confirms your alert was received
- No subscription · No mobile signal required
- 24+ hours · 121.5 MHz homing · NFC app
rescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator Beacon
One PLB. For land, sea and air.
Ocean Signal rescueME PLB3 is an AIS Personal Locator Beacon combining 406 MHz satellite distress alerts through Cospas-Sarsat with local AIS broadcasts. It can activate through a correctly fitted compatible inflatable lifejacket, or be carried independently and activated manually. No subscription or mobile signal is required.
Specifications
| 406MHz Satellite Transmitter | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 406.031MHz |
| Tolerance | ±1kHz |
| Output Power | 5W Typical |
| Modulation | Phase ±1.1radians |
| Emission Designator | 16K0G1D |
| Encoding | Bi-phase L |
| Data Rate | 400bps |
| 121.5MHz Homing Beacon | |
| Frequency | 121.5MHz |
| Stability | ±50ppm |
| Output Power (PERP) | 25 – 100mW |
| Modulation | Swept Tone AM (3K20A3X) |
| Modulation Factor | 0.85-1.0 |
| Modulation Duty Cycle | >35% |
| Duty Cycle | 98% |
| AIS Transmitter | |
| Frequency | 161.975/162.025MHz ±500Hz |
| Transmit Power (EIRP) | 1 Watt ±3dB |
| Baud Rate | 9600 baud |
| Synchronisation | UTC |
| Messages | Message 1 (Position), Message 14 (Status) |
| Repetition Interval | 8 messages/min. /Message 14, 2x every 4 minutes |
| Visible Light Strobe | |
| Light Type | High Intensity LED |
| Light Colour | White |
| Flash Rate | 20-30 per minute |
| Intensity | >1 candela |
| Infra Red Strobe | |
| Light Type | IR LED |
| Light Colour | 850nm |
| Flash Rate | 20-30 per minute |
| Intensity | 7.5mW/sr |
| Battery | |
| Type | Lithium/Iron Disulphide (Li/FeS2) |
| Operating lifetime | >24 hours @ -20°C (-4°F) |
| Lithium Metal Weight (for air transport) | <2mg |
| Replacement Interval | 6 years from date of manufacture or 5 years after the beacon is placed into service. |
| GNSS Receiver | |
| Satellite Channels | 72 acquisition |
| Sensitivity | -167dBm |
| Cold Start Re-acquiaition | -148dBm |
| GPS Antenna | Microstrip Patch |
| Environmental | |
| Temperature Range (operational) | Class 2 -20°C (-4°F) to +55°C (+131°F) |
| Temperature Range (storage) | Class 2 -30°C (-22°F) to +70°C (+158°F) |
| Damp Heat (humidity) | 40°C (104°F) at 93% |
| Drop (hard durface) | 1m : 6 sides |
| Water Immersion | >10m (1.0bar) : > 60 minutes |
| Thermal Shock | 45°C into 100mm of water : > 1 hour |
| Standards | |
| Cospas Sarsat | T.001 / T.007 |
| EU RED | EU Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU. |
| UK RER | UK Radio Equipment Regulation 2017. |
| FCC | CFR47 part 95K, |
| ISED | With AIS only under RSS287. |
| AMSA | AS NZS 4208.2 and AS NZS 4869.4 |
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Brand:
Ocean Signal
Origin:
United Kingdom
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