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AND MAIN TE NANCE MAN UAL DOC U MENT NUMBER: 570-5004 REV. C ARTEX 406 MHz EMER GENCY LO CA TOR TRANS MIT TERS B406-4 Artex Air craft Sup plies, Inc. 14405 Keil Road NE Au rora, OR 97002 USA Phone: 503-678-7929, 800-547-8901 FAX:503-678-7930 www.artex.net...
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 LIST OF EF FEC TIVE PAGES PAGE # DATE REA SON FOR CHANGE TI TLE 02/26/08 DCN 3174 II-1 02/26/08 DCN 3174 II-2 02/26/08 DCN 3174 II-3 02/26/08 DCN 3174 II-4 02/26/08 DCN 3174 12/02/99...
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 LIST OF EF FEC TIVE PAGES PAGE # DATE REA SON FOR CHANGE 08/25/08 DCN 3282 08/25/08 DCN 3282 08/25/08 DCN 3282 08/25/08 DCN 3282 08/25/08 DCN 3282 3-10 08/25/08 DCN 3282 3-11 08/25/08 DCN 3282...
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 LIST OF EF FEC TIVE PAGES PAGE # DATE REA SON FOR CHANGE 12/02/99 08/25/08 DCN 3282 4-10 12/02/99 4-11 06/22/00 ECO 1418 4-12 08/25/08 DCN 3282 4-13 08/25/08 DCN 3282 4-14 12/02/99 4-15 08/25/08...
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 LIST OF EF FEC TIVE PAGES PAGE # DATE REA SON FOR CHANGE 12/02/99 04/11/01 DCN 1641 06/22/00 ECO 1418 04/11/01 DCN 1641 06/22/00 ECO 1418 03/20/07 DCN 2968 06/22/00 ECO 1418 06/22/00 ECO 1418...
BLADE AN TENNA (110-337)..........1-9 FIG URE 1-4 BLADE AN TENNA (110-333)..........1-10 FIG URE 1-5 BLADE AN TENNA (110-328-01) ........1-10 B406-4 OP ER A TION ..............2-1 Op er a tion..................2-2 Over all Func tions................2-2 FIG URE 2-1 ELT FUNC TIONAL FLOW ..........2-3 IN STAL LA TION .................3-1...
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 ELT Mount ing Lo ca tions .............3-3 FIG URE 3-2 MOUNTING TRAY IN STAL LA TION ........3-3 Fig ure 3-3 ELT Out line Di men sions .........3-4 Fig ure 3-4 Blade An tenna Out line 110-337 ......3-5 Fig ure 3-5 Rod An tenna Out line 110-320 ........3-6...
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Trans mit ter Test ..................4-15 ELT Bat tery Pack Re place ment ..........4-16 SPEC I FI CA TIONS & AP PROVALS.........5-1 SPEC I FI CA TION TA BLES..............5-2 - 5-4 B406-4 Model De scrip tion ............5-5 Ap provals ..................5-6 02/26/08 PAGE II-3...
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 AP PEN DIX A: DOC U MEN TA TION & LI CENSE DATA ..A-1 Avail able Doc u men ta tion ............A-2 Ra dio Sta tion Li cense Data ............A-2 AP PEN DIX B: REG IS TRA TION RE QUIRE MENTS ....B-1 Reg is tra tion ...................B-2...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 SYS TEM DE SCRIP TION 12/02/99 PAGE1-1...
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COSPAS/ SARSAT. The fre quency ref er ences The B406-4 ELT em ploys a com - through out this man ual for the 406 pletely new trans mit ter which fea tures...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 B406-4 is a dual out put ELT, as all dress. The ELT/NAV In ter face unit pre vi ous mod els of Artex 406 MHz must be strapped (bi nary “1" bits tied ELT’s have been.
ELT. b. Trans mit ter c. Mi cro pro ces sor The B406-4 ELT is housed in a high im pact fire re sis tant polycarbonate d. Mis cel la neous com po nents plas tic case. The ELT unit is able to e.
A dig i tal in for ma tion mes sage is sent The printed cir cuit as sem bly (PCA) of the B406-4 ELT is unique in that the to the sat el lite via the 406.025 MHz PCA has no RF func tion but rather trans mit ter.
Vi sual Mon i tor - The vi sual mon i - tor is de signed to be in stalled so that The Bat tery Pack for the B406-4 it can be viewed from the pi lot’s po si - ELT con sists of 4 “D”...
ARTEX Dual out put 406 110-333 SPEC I FI CA TIONS ELT’s in clud ing the B406-4. Freq: 121.5, 243.0 & 406.025 MHz VSWR: 2.0:1 Max for 121.5/243.0 MHz 1.5.1.
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 The 110-328-01 Blade An tenna (re fer to Fig ure 1-5) is in tended for use by OEMs who have pre vi ously de signed this an tenna into their ap pli ca tions on higher speed air craft that do not ex - ceed Mach 1.
One of the pri mary fea tures of the “IN AC TIVE”, the unit lies in a state of B406-4 ELT is its sim plic ity of op er a tion. rest and per forms no func tions. Taking As long as the ELT is locked into its the unit from the “IN AC TIVE”...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 IN STAL LA TION 12/02/99 PAGE 3-1...
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 stal la tion be per formed ac cord ing to the fol low ing in struc tions. In stal la tion PLEASE READ THE FOL - of the ELT is some what unique; it re -...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 In Can ada, all in stal la tions must be The mount ing sur face must be ex - per formed in ac cor dance with Ca na - tremely rigid, there fore, mount ing the...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 11.625 +/- .050 3.760 3.90 +/- .050 NOTES: 1. Al low 5 inches min i mum clear ance for end cap re moval and in stal la tion. 2. Unit Weight: 4lbs 9 oz. Max.
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 12.50 MAX. .325 BNC CONNECTOR TNC CONNECTOR (FEMALE) (FEMALE) 1.42 4.30 1.750 .575 DIA CONNECTOR CLEARANCE HOLE ON AIRCRAFT (2 PLCS) .166 DIA THRU C'SK 100 X .325 DIA FAR SIDE (4 PLCS) 0.750 .177 DIA HOLE ON AIRCRAFT 1.300...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 3.1. “The mounts shall have max i mum static lo cal de flec tion no greater than CAU TION: 2.5 mm(0.1in) when a force of 450 Avoid lo cat ing the ELT where it will...
5.735 4.969" 5.365 0.185 2.094" FRONT VIEW BACK VIEW 3.00" TOP VIEW FIG URE 3-8 RE MOTE PANEL OUT LINE DI MEN SIONS Be fore in stall ing the tray, be sure the Use only the ARTEX ap proved an ten - mount ing lo ca tion meets the re quire - nas.
Two coax ca bles are pro vided with the B406-4. The BNC to BNC ca ble 3.4. is for the 121.5/243.0 MHz trans mit ter and the TPS (ELT end) to TNC (an - 3.4.
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 ger coax ca bles (up to 20 feet) may 3.6.1. Fab ri cate the Ca ble be con structed if the six foot ca bles pro vided are too short for the in stal la - NOTE: If the ELT is to be used with tion.
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 1.125 DIA 2.25 3.20 2.25 FIG URE 3-12 BUZZER BRACKET On one end of the ca ble, use a NOTE: This ca ble may be con nected Molex crimp tool (Molex Tool # now or af ter in stall ing ei ther the ELT 11-01-0008) or equiv a lent tool for .062...
acts as a re tainer for the con nec tor While the buzzer may be lo cated once the cap is in stalled on the ELT. any where on the air craft, it is rec om - mended that the buzzer be placed near the ELT unit, as it is loud Pin 1, as in scribed on the con nec tor, enough to be heard out side the air -...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 In sert the an tenna coax ca bles Re pairs) pro vides fur ther guid ance. through the end cap ac cess holes and con nect to the ELT unit. Con nect the Data used as a ba sis for ap prov ing...
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 onds, the sat el lite sys tem con sid ers code if mul ti ple er rors are pres ent): the trans mis sion to be a valid dis tress sig nal. a) 1 flash in di cates a G-switch loop open fail ure.
Con tact Artex Air craft Sup plies at elec tronic grade, non-corrosive RTV 1-800-547-8901 for in for ma tion on in - (i.e. GE RTV 162) around the wires stall ing the B406-4 on a he li cop ter. 08/25/08 PAGE 3-19...
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 THIS PAGE IN TEN TION ALLY LEFT BLANK 08/25/08 PAGE 3-20...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 HOW OFTEN? The ELT must be “per - 4.1. In the United States for mance tested within the 12 month pe - riod pre ced ing in stal la tion in an air craft WHY? To en sure con tin ued re li abil ity of and within 12 month in ter vals there af ter...”...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 STEPS 5a THROUGH 5i ARE MAN DA TORY IN CANADA STEP 1 - Re move Co ax ial and Wiring Con nec tions and In spect.... STEP 2 - Re move ELT and In spect Mount ing Hard ware......
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 NOTE: the step num bers (i.e. Step 1, Step 2, etc.) which fol low cor re spond to 4.3.3 (Step 3a) Re move Bat tery those listed in Fig ure 4-1. Pack NOTE: All ex tended test ing of the ELT...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 place). Be cause of the po ten tial phys i - Af ter use in an emer gency; cal dam age which could oc cur through Af ter an in ad ver tent ac ti va tion of un - an im proper jumper, it is rec om mended known du ra tion;...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 The test equip ment spec i fied in the fol - low ing steps is only a rec om men da tion. Frequency Counter BNC (Top) The use of other man u fac turer’s mod els...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 om mended that only an ex pe ri enced Time/Div: 20ms tech ni cian per form these tests. Max Hold: On At tenu ator (as re quired) on In put A test har ness (p/n 611-0024) may be...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 is set on the ap pro pri ate range to ac com - when, in fact, the mes sage was gen er - mo date this level of cur rent. ated be cause the os cil la tor had not warmed up.
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 NOTE: The example pages shown PAGE 1 (MENU OPTIONS) represent the long message format with 24 bit protocol. Serialized protocol and other possible formats are not shown. SARSAT BEACON TESTER Recv View Quit Erase...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 PAGE 6 (VIEW MODE) F L Q Mesg #1 STD LOC VER IFY HOMING FREQUENCY Homing: 121.5 MHz BCH: 19A1D7 VALID PAGE 7 (VIEW MODE) VER IFY LONG MES SAGE F L Q Mesg #1 Other info: Long Mesg.
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 (you will need to con vert the air craft’s 24 Bit Ad dress Pro to col (Long Mes - Oc tal code to Hex). sage) Page 6 con tains in for ma tion on the...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 printed on the ELT prod uct la bel. All other Tune a re ceiver (usu ally the air craft ra - in for ma tion dis played may be dis re garded. dio) to 121.5 MHz.
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 IF INSTALLING A NEW BATTERY PACK, REPLACE THE OLD EXPIRATION DATE LABEL WITH THE EXPIRATION DATE LABEL SUPPLIED WITH THE NEW BATTERY PACK. PLACE THE NEW LABEL ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE END CAP WHERE THE ORIGINAL LABEL WAS PLACED, OR WHERE PRACTICAL TO PROVIDE EXTERNAL VISIBILITY.
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 same level of con fi dence as does an AM NOTE: This er ror is not pres ent when ra dio.” the ELT is pro grammed with a se rial user pro to col (short mes sage).
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 mine if en ergy is be ing trans mit ted from Af ter an in ad ver tent ac ti va tion of un - the an tenna (see Sec tion 4.3.17). known du ra tion;...
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 de scribed in this chap ter, ap ply the bat - any other doc u men ta tion re quired by lo cal tery ex pi ra tion date la bel pro vided with the au thor ity.
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT # 570-5004 THIS PAGE IN TEN TIONALLY LEFT BLANK 06/22/00 PAGE 4-18...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 SPEC I FI CA TIONS & AP PROVALS 12/02/99 PAGE 5-1...
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 ELEC TRI CAL 121.5/243.0 406.025 *See page CHAR AC TER IS TICS other fre quen cies OP ER ATING FRE QUENCIES 121.5 & 243.0 406.025 +/-0.005% (ini tial) years) parts/10E9 100ms MOD U LA TION...
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 SHOCK TEST 500Gs mSec 500Gs mSec CRASHWORTHINESS 100Gs mSec 100Gs mSec HU MID ITY HOURS HOURS PENETRATOR DROP 55LBS FROM INCHES 55LBS FROM INCHES CRUSH TEST 1,000 1,000 SPU RI OUS EMIS SIONS TI TLE...
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 AN TENNA PART# 110-320 MAX I MUM PART# 110-333 12.5 MAX I MUM PART# 110-328-01 MAX I MUM PART# 110-337 MAX I MUM MEA SURE MENTS B406-4 WITH MOUNTING 11.63" 3.90" 3.76" TRAY, PRO TEC TIVE...
- mote cock pit panel, two coax ca bles an Note: The B406-4 ELT is di rectly com - au di ble buzzer and a fixed dual in put pat i ble with the ELT/NAV In ter face -B Unit an tenna.
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 5.2 AP PROVALS: B406-4 FAA TSO C126 TYPE AF ELT(DO-160C -En vi ron men tal Cat e go ries: C1-BA204XRXXXXXZAZZ204BXXX), Also meets DO-160D En vi ron men tal Cat e go ries: [D1(A2)]-BB204204XRXXXXXZAZZ[204(T)]HXXXX COSPAS/SARSAT (Cer tif i cate No. 112, 170)
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 A.1. Avail able Doc u men ta - A.2. Ra dio Sta tion Li cense tion Data An avail able doc u ment, which is highly With a cur rent Pri vate Air craft Ra dio Sta -...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 B.1. REG IS TRA TION NOAA SARSAT NSOF. E/SP3 When a 406.025 MHz ELT is in stalled in 4231 Suitland Road an air craft, it is im per a tive that the air craft Suitland, MD 20746 owner reg is ter the ELT.
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 AP PEN DIX C SYS TEM COM PO NENT PART NUM BERS 12/02/99 PAGE C-1...
C.1. SYS TEM & SUB-COM PO NENT PART NUM BERS When or der ing a B406-4 sys tem or main as sem bly, it is nec es sary to in form ARTEX of the coun try of reg is try and the pro gram ming for mat re quired, so that the ELT can be programmed accordingly.
ARTEX has en hanced 406 MHz ELT op - us ing Dopp ler Shift tech nol ogy to de ter - er a tion by giv ing the B406-4 the ca pa bil ity mine po si tion. In a worst case sce nario...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 The se ri al ized long mes sage pro to col D.2. ELT/NAV In ter face can be used with or with out the ELT/ Com mu ni ca tion For mats NAV In ter face unit. The ELT/NAV In ter face...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 in stal la tion in struc tions in or der to avoid 2000, TNL 2000A, TNL 3000, 2000 AP - an in stal la tion that may de grade the PROACH, 2000 AP PROACH PLUS, GPS/FMC per for mance.
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ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 1. After the ELT/NAV Interface installation is complete and all wiring has been Connect 30-dB attenuator (500-3000) checked, apply power (+28 Vdc) to the to input of Sartech Tester. ELT/NAV Interface (the ELT will remain OFF).
(591-0999) pro vided the installation and use of the DGL-1, in the in stall kit. please contact ARTEX Aircraft Supplies, Inc. at the following: Tel: (503) 678-7929; 1-(800) 547-8901 or FAX: (503) 678-7930...
ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES DOCUMENT #570-5004 TO ELT ANTENNA'S ELT/NAV INTERFACE OPTIONAL 24 BIT ADDRESS WIRED HERE TO REMOTE PANEL AND ARINC-429 OR RS-232 FIG URE D-1 ELT/NAV IN TER FACE IN STAL LA TION OVER VIEW 06/22/00 PAGE D-7...
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