B66ACR-PLB-350Personal Locator Beacon

PLB-350 A PLB-350 B PLB-350 A & B - Antennas Deployed

PLB-350 B SLIMPLB-350 A SLIM PLB-350 B FLOATPLB-350 A FLOAT THIS DEVICE WILL FLOAT

Document 75905359 Report 01 Issue 3 June 2009 Report On Emergency Beacons Testing of the ACR Electronics, Inc. PLB-350B (GPS Enabled) TUV Product Service Ltd, Octagon House, Concorde Way, Segensworth North, Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom, PO15 5RL Tel: +44 (0) 1489 558100. Website: www.tuvps.co.uk Document 75905359 Report 01 Issue 3 Page 1 of 77 REPORT ON Emergency Beacons Testing of the ACR Electronics, Inc. PLB-350B (GPS Enabled) Document 75905359 Report 01 Issue 3 June 2009 PREPARED FOR ACR Electronics, Inc. 5757 Ravenswood Road Fort Lauderdale USA PREPARED BY R Hampton Test Engineer APPROVED BY M Jenkins Authorised Signatory DATED 09 June 2009 Document 75905359 Report 01 Issue 3 Page 2 of 77 Section Page No 1 REPORT SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Application Form .......................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Product Information ................................................................................................................... 12 1.4 Modifications .............................................................................................................................. 13 1.5 Report Modification Record ....................................................................................................... 13 2 TEST DETAILS ......................................................................................................................... 14 2.1 Digital Message ......................................................................................................................... 21 2.2 Spurious Emissions ................................................................................................................... 24 2.3 406 MHz VSWR Check – Decoded Message ........................................................................... 25 2.4 Self-test Mode – Decoded Message ......................................................................................... 26 2.5 GNSS Self-test Mode ................................................................................................................ 27 2.6 Thermal Shock ........................................................................................................................... 31 2.7 Operating Lifetime at Minimum Temperature ............................................................................ 35 2.8 Frequency Stability with Temperature Gradient ........................................................................ 46 2.9 Satellite Qualitative Tests .......................................................................................................... 50 2.10 Antenna Characteristics ............................................................................................................ 54 2.11 Navigation System – Standard Location Protocol ..................................................................... 58 2.12 Navigation System – National Location Protocol ...................................................................... 61 3 TEST EQUIPMENT USED ........................................................................................................ 64 3.1 Test Equipment .......................................................................................................................... 65 4 PHOTOGRAPHS ....................................................................................................................... 69 4.1 Photographs of Equipment Under Test (EUT) .......................................................................... 70 5 ACCREDITATION, DISCLAIMERS AND COPYRIGHT ........................................................... 76 5.1 Accreditation, Disclaimers and Copyright .................................................................................. 77 ANNEX A Customer Supplied Information ................................................................................................ A.2 Document 75905359 Report 01 Issue 3 Page 3 of 77 SECTION 1 REPORT SUMMARY Emergency Beacons Testing of the ACR Electronics, Inc. PLB-350B (GPS Enabled) Document 75905359 Report 01 Issue 3 Page 4 of 77 1.1 INTRODUCTION The information contained in this report is intended to show verification of the Emergency Beacon Testing of the ACR Electronics, Inc. PLB-350B (GPS Enabled) to the requirements of T.007 Issue 4 – Rev 2 November 2007. Objective To perform Emergency Beacon Testing to determine the Equipment Under Test's (EUT’s) compliance with the Test Specification, for the series of tests carried out. Manufacturer ACR Electronics, Inc. Model Number(s) PLB-350B (GPS Enabled) TUV Reference Number(s), Model(s) and Serial Number(s) 75905359_007 PLB-350B Floatation, S/N: #22 75905359_010 PLB-350B Slim, S/N: #14 75905359_015 PLB-350B Slim (50Ω), S/N: #2 75905359_016 PLB-350B Slim, S/N: #5 75905359_017 PLB-350B Slim (50Ω), S/N: #3 Number of Samples Tested Five Test Specification/Issue/Date Cospas-Sarsat T.007 Issue 4 – Rev 2 November 2007 Incoming Release Date Application Form 16 January 2009 Date of Receipt of Test Samples 23 January 2009 Order Number Date 95233_001 10 January 2009 Start of Test 29 January 2009 Finish of Test 04 June 2009 Name of Engineer(s) R Henley R Hampton M Hardy Document 75905359 Report 01 Issue 3 Page 5 of 77 1.2 APPLICATION FORM 1.2.1 Beacon Manufacturer and Beacon Model Beacon Manufacturer ACR Electronics, Inc Beacon Model PLB-350B (GPS-Enabled) Other Model Names PLB-350B Slim, PLB-350B Float 1.2.2 Beacon Type and Operational Configurations Beacon Type Beacon used while: Tick where appropriate EPIRB Floating in water or on deck or in a safety raft PLB On ground and above ground On ground and above ground and …

Text truncated - open the document above for the full version.

Document 75905359 Report 09 Issue 1 June 2009 Report On Emergency Beacons RTCM Standard 11010.2 Testing of the ACR Electronics, Inc. PLB-350A (Non-GPS) & PLB-350B (GPS Enabled) COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE TUV Product Service Ltd, Octagon House, Concorde Way, Segensworth North, Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom, PO15 5RL Tel: +44 (0) 1489 558100. Website: www.tuvps.co.uk COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Document 75905359 Report 09 Issue 1 Page 1 of 186 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE REPORT ON Emergency Beacon Testing of the ACR Electronics, Inc. PLB-350A (Non-GPS) & PLB-350B (GPS Enabled) Document 75905359 Report 09 Issue 1 June 2009 PREPARED FOR ACR Electronics, Inc. 5757 Ravenswood Road Ft. Lauderdale USA PREPARED BY N Forsyth Product Specialist APPROVED BY M Jenkins Authorised Signatory J Adams Authorised Signatory DATED 24 June 2009 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE Document 75905359 Report 09 Issue 1 Page 2 of 186 COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE CONTENTS Section Page No 1 REPORT SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Application Form ........................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 Product Information .................................................................................................................... 13 1.4 Deviations from the Standard ..................................................................................................... 17 1.5 Modification Record .................................................................................................................... 17 1.6 Alternative Test Site.................................................................................................................... 17 2 TEST DETAILS .......................................................................................................................... 18 2.1 Performance Check .................................................................................................................... 29 2.2 Dry Heat Tests ............................................................................................................................ 31 2.3 Damp Heat Cycle ........................................................................................................................ 41 2.4 Low Temperature Test (Storage) ............................................................................................... 44 2.5 Low Temperature Test (Functional) ........................................................................................... 47 2.6 Vibration Tests ............................................................................................................................ 48 2.7 Bump Test (Ruggedness) ........................................................................................................... 60 2.8 Corrosion Test (Salt Mist) ........................................................................................................... 68 2.9 Drop Test (on Hard Surface) ...................................................................................................... 69 2.10 Thermal Shock Test.................................................................................................................... 72 2.11 Immersion Test ........................................................................................................................... 75 2.12 Temporary Immersion Test ........................................................................................................ 78 2.13 Spurious Emissions Test ............................................................................................................ 81 2.14 Operational Life Test ................................................................................................................ 106 2.15 Self Test .................................................................................................................................... 123 2.16 Cospas-sarsat Type Approval .................................................................................................. 130 2.17 Buoyancy Test (Category 1 only) ............................................................................................. 131 2.18 Auxiliary Radio Locating Device Transmitter Test (Carrier Frequency) ................................... 133 2.19 Auxiliary Radio Locating Device Transmitter Test (Transmitter Duty Cycle) ........................... 134 2.20 Auxiliary Radio Locating Device Transmitter Test (Modulation Frequency, Sweep Repetition Rate and Modulation Duty Cycle) ............................................................................................. 137 2.21 Auxiliary Radio Locating Device Transmitter Test (Modulation Factor) ................................... 139 2.22 Auxiliary Radio Locating Device Transmitter Test (Frequency Coherence) ............................ 142 2.23 Auxiliary Radio Locating Device Transmitter Test (Morse Letter P) ........................................ 155 2.24 Auxiliary Radio Locating Device Transmitter Test (Peak Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power)160 2.25 Solar Radiation ......................................................................................................................... 163 2.26 Oil Resistance ........................................................................................................................... 164 2.27 Compass Safe Distance ........................................................................................................... 165 2.28 Miscellaneous Tests ................................................................................................................. 167 3 TEST EQUIPMENT USED .........…

Text truncated - open the document above for the full version.