Personal Locator Beacons
PLB’s and Survival ELTS
Our survival PLB and ELT range is designed to fit both military and civilian applications. Each beacon range has a number of additional features and accessories that allow it to be installed in flight jackets, life rafts, ejection seats and aircraft.
See below for the full range:
500-12
The Beacon 500-12 Series Personal Locators are simple, compact and lightweight units that can be used manually or automatically via the ejection seat. Fully compatible with most search
and rescue equipment, including satellite tracking equipment for COSPAS / SARSAT survivors.
The PLB is a one-piece unit, the transmitter is housed in a yellow or green NATO pigmented thermoplastic enclosure, designed in such a way that the battery pack, replaceable after 5 years of PLB life, can be mounted to obtain a unit smooth but non-slip portable.
| 500-12 | |
| 406 MHz | ✓ |
| 121.5 MHz | ✓ |
| 243 MHz | ✓ |
| GPS | ✓ |
| Speech | ✓ |
| Activation & Accessories | Lanyard |
500-27
The Beacon Series 500-27 Personal Locators are simple and compact lightweight units that can be used manually or automatically via the ejection seat wiring.
They have a fully integrated 12-channel GPS with 406.025 MHz data transmission. They are fully compatible with most search and rescue equipment, including COSPAS / SARSAT satellite tracking equipment.
| 500-27 | 500-27-07 | 500-27-07YF | |
| 406 MHz | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 121.5 MHz | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 243 MHz | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Speech | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Activation & Accessories | L | L, ES | L, F |
KEY: WS – Water Switch / GS – G-Switch / F – Float / L – Lanyard / ES – Ejection Seat
500-30
The 500-30 is the smallest and strongest PLB of the parent company, it works with 406MHz frequency completely compatible with the COSPAS-SARSAT system.
The unique design of the 500-30 allows you to configure it completely according to the user’s needs.
As standard, the beacon will transmit the 406 MHz message with built-in GPS and 121.5 MHz / 243 MHz homing frequencies to provide rescue teams with greater localization accuracy. The Beacon is equipped with lanyard activation, integrated antenna, additional RF port and user-replaceable battery.
| 500-30 | 500-30-D | 500-30-C | 500-30-E | |
| 406 MHz | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 121.5 MHz | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| 243 MHz | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Speech | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Activation & Accessories | L, WS, GS | L, WS, GS, ES | L, WS, GS, ES | L, WS, GS, F |
KEY: WS – Water Switch / GS – G-Switch / F – Float / L – Lanyard / ES – Ejection Seat
500-32
One of the smallest and lightest survival ELTs on the market today, the 500-32 series is ideal for use on both fixed and rotary wing aircraft. In an emergency the activation of the beacon is simple, either using the manual activation button or more automatically by activating the lanyard. Various antenna options facilitate the use of beacons with life jackets, life rafts or positioning on commercial aircraft. The beacons are fully compliant with the COSPAS-SARSAT 406MHz satellite system, with integrated GPS for greater position accuracy. The 121.5 MHz allows homing / DF SAR and, in the version that allows it, the SPEECH both in input and output, when the SAR aircraft is on its visual range.
| 500-32-2Y | 500-32-2Y-S | 500-32-2Y-G | 500-32-2Y-H | |
| 406 MHz | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 121.5 MHz | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Speech | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| DO-227A Battery | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Activation & Accessories | L | L |
KEY: WS – Water Switch / GS – G-Switch / F – Float / L – Lanyard / ES – Ejection Seat
