easyAIRDROP - AIS Locating Device - Pinpoint Electronics Ltd

easyAIRDROP is a VHF locator unit used to LOCATE, MARK or use to MEASURE currents during research.

The unit contains an easyRESCUE AIS S.A.R.T. transmitter and is designed to be deployed from all types of SAR aircraft. The detection range is 9 to 12 nm at the sea surface but flying at 500ft, a SAR aircraft will receive the signal at a distance of up to 80 nm.

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To deploy the easyAIRDROP, open the protective box, remove the unit and release it from the aircraft. An automatic triggering function activates the internal VHF rescue locator when the unit is submerged.

Once activated the unit transmits a current AIS emergency telegram to all AIS receivers in the vicinity. The position is updated every minute with COG, SOG and the identification number of the unit.

Function

The air-deployable housing comprises two buoyant plastic parts held together by two straps. A soluble tablet holds the straps in position until the unit is submerged in water.

The AIS S.A.R.T. locator unit is mounted inside the housing. On contact with water, the tablet dissolves, the housing opens, the antenna unfolds, and the unit starts transmitting. A weight at the bottom keeps the easyAIRDROP-RESCUE in an upright position for best possible radiation.

The transmission range from the unit to a vessel is 9 to 12 nm. Flying at 500 ft, SAR aircraft will receive the signal at a distance of up to 80 nm.