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GME MT610G PLB / ELT - GPS Personal Locator Beacon

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Sku: MT610GAUS

$379.00

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Product Description

The all-new Australian Made 406MHz GPS Personal Locator Beacon from GME.

Perfect addition to your aviation or marine excursions

Key Features

Compact, Lightweight Design
IP68 Ingress Protection
Integrated 72Ch GPS Receiver
7 Year Battery Life
121.5MHz Homing Transmitter
Cospas-Sarsat Certified (Class 2)
Easily Deployed in an Emergency
Inherently Buoyant

GME MT610G - Premium Carry Case sold separately.

This Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) is GME’s most compact and lightweight design ever, complementing our market-leading range of Emergency Beacon products.

The MT610G is a super-compact, lightweight PLB, offering an impressive 7-year battery life and a 6-year warranty. Featuring a ‘Non-Hazmat’ battery pack for ease of transport, the MT610G ensures you remain safe and connected, wherever life takes you.

The MT610G has been designed, engineered, and manufactured in Australia, to provide the outdoor adventurer or lone worker with a GPS PLB solution that is compact, easy-to-use, and affordable.

Featuring an integrated 72 channel GPS receiver, zero warm-up time, high-intensity LEDs, IP68 Ingress Protection, and an inherently buoyant design, the compact size of the MT610G has not compromised the safety features included.

The MT610G is designed to meet and exceed the latest international standards and is Cospas-Sarsat Class 2 certified.

GME is the only Australian manufacturer of emergency beacons and has been designing, engineering, and manufacturing EPIRBs and PLBs for over 30 years. In that time our beacons have been used to save hundreds of lives around the world.

The MT610G offers enhanced peace of mind for bushwalkers, 4WDers, remote workers, and aviators alike.

In the box

GPS Personal Locator Beacon (MT610G)
Safety Lanyard
Instruction Manual
Quick-start Guide

GME MT610G PLB Specifications:

Activated: UHF (406) and VHF (homer) complete with high intensity light
Self-test: Comprehensive internal diagnostics with visual operator feedback. UHF test message (inverted synchronisation compatible with portable beacon testers)
GPS Self-test: Comprehensive diagnostics of GPS circuitry and real-time position acquisition test with visual operator feedback

Activation: 2-step activation process
Duration: In excess of 24 hours at -20deg C. Longer at higher ambient temperatures
Transmission: 121.5MHz and 406MHz
Delay: 50 seconds (+/- 2.5 sec) to deactivate prior to distress transmission
Warm up: None required
VHF: 121.5MHz, 50mW ±3 dB, swept tone AM (analogue)
UHF: 406.03 MHz, 5 W ± 2 dB, PSK (digital)
Light: > 20 flashes/minute High intensity white LED

Certification: Certified to C/S T.001 (Class 2) requirements
Operation protocol: Supports standard location and national location operation protocols
Repetition period: 50 seconds mean, digitally generated randomization

Useful battery life: 7 years**
Replacement method: By service centre or factory only. Not user replaceable
Battery configuration: 2 electronically isolated batteries, each consisting of 2 cells type CR123A

Operating: -20 to +55deg C
Storage: -30 to +70deg C
Weight: 160g ± 2g
Compass safe distance: 1 m (3.3 ft)
Dimensions (H x W x D): 88 x 66 x 36mm
Buoyant: Will float in fresh/salt water. (RTCM Cat 1)
Waterproof: IP68 (10m of salt-water for 1h)
Materials: High visibility yellow chassis with translucent cap. UV stabilised highimpact plastic chassis with energy absorption over-moulded bumpers

Type: Ultra-high sensitivity GPS L1C/A, Galileo E1B/C
Channels: 72-channel, GPS/GALILEO Search Engine
Antenna: Ceramic patch antenna
Acquisition: Cold start 30 seconds typical. Hot start 1 second typical

Transport: Meets UN requirements for transport as non-hazardous cargo onboard passenger aircrafts
Antenna: SUS631 hardened stainless steel

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MT610G - Premium Carry Case

We have moved!

Downunder Pilot Shop has recently merged with Concept Aviation and moved both companies into a new retail & warehouse location in Bankstown Aerodrome. See the Contact Us page for more info.

We proudly use Australia Post

95% of orders are shipped out on the same day when made before 4pm AEST.

Shipping Costs:

Local Sydney* shipping: $9.95 flat rate

Rest of Australia, based on order value:
Under $20 - $16.95
$20 - $99.99 - $14.95
$100 - $249.99 - $12.95
Over $250 shipping is FREE!

Domestic Delivery Times:

1-3 days for most Metro deliveries
3-7 days for rural deliveries
Can be up to 10 days for very remote areas of Australia

Pickup

You can pickup your order from our store at Bankstown Aerodrome, NSW. See Contact Us page for our location and opening hours.

PO Boxes

We can deliever to PO Boxes with Australia Post

International Shipping

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All duty and customs charges are the responsibility of the customer