GME MT610G PLB / ELT - GPS Personal Locator Beacon

Low stock
Regular price $424.90
Regular price Sale price $424.90

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

Modes of Operation

  • 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

Operation

  • 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

COSPAS-SARSAT

  • 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

Battery

  • 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

Physical Specs

  • 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

GPS / Galileo Receiver

  • 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

Others

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

Free Shipping*

On all orders that exceed $250 AUD in order value at the time of checkout.

Some items are exempt from this, such as the larger windsock frames. These items will specify that extra shipping may apply.

Other Freight Chargers

Our freight chargers are based on order value. See below for how much it will cost you to ship your item(s). Charges listed here are in AUD and for any order being shipped domestically within Australia.

Over $250 shipping is FREE!
Under $20 - $16.95
$20 - $99.99 - $14.95
$100 - $249.99 - $12.95

We use Australia Post with daily pickups from our Sydney (Bankstown)  warehouse at 3pm Monday to Friday

PO Boxes

We can deliver to PO Boxes with Australia Post

International Shipping

We ship worldwide - shipping will be calculated at the checkout.

All duty and customs charges are the responsibility of the customer

Free Shipping

On all orders over $250 Australia-wide

Easy Returns

100% satisfaction / 30 day returns

Price Match

We will beat any price in Australia