ACR&Artex SLB406 ELT - Manual (Page 12)

ARTEX PRODUCTS / ACR ELECTRONICS, INC
DESCRIPTION, OPERATION, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
SLB 406 ELT
Page 12 of 43
MAR 27/11
570-6700 Rev. B
Initial Issue DEC 19/2006
Certification:
The SLB 406 has been certified to the following:

TSO C126

TSO C91a in the 121.5/406 MHz configuration as referenced in TSO-C126,
paragraph (e).

FAR Part 91 – mandatory automatic ELT requirements

Cospas-Sarsat T.001, Type Approval Certificate #148

47 CFR Part 87 (FCC requirements) Note: Per FCC regulations 47 CFR § 2.902, the
ELT is tested per “Verification” method, the FCC does not issue certificates for ELT’s.
The FCC identifier grantee code for Artex is H4K.
Other requirements
The SLB 406 was not tested for other specifications beyond the requirements of TSO
C126. Compliance with additional FAR’s (such as FAR 25) are the responsibility of the
installer as required for installation approval.
The US Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR’s) are available at:
http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFAR.nsf/MainFrame?Op
enFrameSet
NOTE: For use outside of the US, contact your local civil aviation authority for ELT
requirements.
Programming:
The SLB 406 supports the following Protocols:

Aviation ELT / Tail Number (Short)

Serial User/ Aircraft 24 Bit Addr (Short)

Serial User / Aircraft 24 Bit / National (Short)

Serial User / ELT / COSPAS (Short)

Serial User / ELT / National USA (Short)

Serial User / Aircraft Operator (Short)
For a complete discussion of ELT programming protocols please see Cospas-Sarsat
Documents G.005 and T.001 available at www.cospas-sarsat.org .
The United States accepts all of the above listed protocols. For use outside of the US,
contact your local civil aviation authority for accepted or required programming
protocols. The desired protocol must be provided to Artex at time of ordering.
NOTE: The SLB 406 is not currently configured for use with Location Protocols.