AS/NZS 4280.2:2002

1 - AS/NZS 4280.2:2002 406 MHz SATELLITE DISTRESS BEACONS - PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS (PLBs)
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - FOREWORD
7 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
7 - 1.1 SCOPE
7 - 1.2 APPLICATION
7 - 1.3 REFERENCED AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
7 - 1.3.1 Referenced documents
8 - 1.3.2 Related documents
8 - 1.4 DEFINITIONS
8 - 1.4.1 Battery shelf life
8 - 1.4.2 Battery sub-assembly
8 - 1.4.3 COSPAS-SARSAT specification
8 - 1.4.4 Homing transmitter beacon
8 - 1.4.5 Radiation
8 - 1.4.6 Satellite distress beacon
8 - 1.4.7 Satellite emergency position- indicating radio beacon (EPIRB)
8 - 1.4.8 Satellite emergency locator transmitter (ELT)
8 - 1.4.9 Satellite personal locator beacon (PLB)
8 - 1.4.10 Spurious emission
9 - SECTION 2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR 406MHz SATELLITE PERSONAL...
9 - 2.1 GENERAL
9 - 2.1.1 Terms and references
9 - 2.1.2 Basic construction requirements
9 - 2.1.3 Labelling
9 - 2.1.4 Temperature range
10 - 2.2 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
10 - 2.2.1 Controls and indicators
10 - 2.2.2 Test function
10 - 2.2.3 Activation
10 - 2.2.4 Strobe light
10 - 2.3 BATTERY REQUIREMENTS
10 - 2.3.1 Design
11 - 2.3.2 Replacement
11 - 2.4 DIGITAL MESSAGE
11 - 2.5 CLIMATIC AND DURABILITY TESTS
11 - 2.6 DOCUMENTATION
11 - 2.6.1 General
11 - 2.6.2 Battery declaration
11 - 2.6.3 Owner's manual
12 - 2.6.4 Registration card
13 - SECTION 3 RADIOFREQUENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR 406 MHz PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS
13 - 3.1 GENERAL
13 - 3.1.1 Adjustment mechanisms
13 - 3.2 TRANSMITTER OPERATION ON 406 MHz
13 - 3.2.1 Adoption of matter contained in the COSPAS-SARSAT specification
13 - 3.2.2 Satellite personal locator beacons
13 - 3.3 HOMING TRANSMITTER FOR 406 MHz SATELLITE PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACON
13 - 3.3.1 Conditions of operation
13 - 3.3.2 Radiofrequency limits
14 - 3.3.3 Radiofrequency tests
15 - APPENDIX A - PROCUREMENT OF COSPAS-SARSAT DOCUMENTS
15 - A1 GENERAL
15 - A2 AUSTRALIA
15 - A3 NEW ZEALAND
16 - APPENDIX B - CLIMATIC AND DURABILITY TESTS FOR 406 MHz SATELLITE PLBs
16 - B1 GENERAL
16 - B1.1 Types of tests
16 - B2 DETAILS OF TESTS
16 - B2.1 Vibration test
17 - B2.2 Dry heat test
17 - B2.3 Damp heat test
17 - B2.4 Low temperature test
17 - B2.5 Watertightness and immersion test
17 - B2.6 Drop test
17 - B3 DETAILS OF REQUIREMENTS
18 - APPENDIX C - NATIONAL REGISTRATION AUTHORITIES
18 - C1 GENERAL
18 - C2 AUSTRALIA
18 - C2.1 Beacon Registration Section
18 - C3 NEW ZEALAND
18 - C3.1 Rescue Co-ordination Centre
19 - APPENDIX D - SAMPLE BEACON REGISTRATION CARDS
20 - APPENDIX E - RADIOFREQUENCY TESTS FOR THE HOMING TRANSMITTER OF 406 MHz PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS
20 - E1 GENERAL
20 - E2 METHOD OF TESTS
20 - E2.1 Frequency error
20 - E2.2 Modulation depth and transmitter duty cycle
20 - E2.3 Modulation characteristic
21 - E2.4 Emission characteristic
22 - E2.5 Field strength

Specifies the essential standards and minimum requirements for the design, construction, operation and testing of 406 MHz satellite distress beacons when employed as Personal Locator Beacons in the Land Mobile-Satellite Service in Australian and New Zealand.

This Standard provides the minimum requirements for Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) operating with a nominal frequency in the band 406.000 MHz To 406.100 MHz.These requirements encompass the physical characteristics of the devices pertaining to land use, and the performance characteristics for reception through the COSPAS-SARSAT satellite system.Characteristics are also included for the homing transmitters incorporated in these devices. This Standard does not apply to the Emergency Locating Transmitters (ELTs) used in aeronautical applications.

First pubished as Joint Standard AS/NZS 4280:1995.
Jointly revised and redesignated in part as AS/NZS 4280.2:2002.