ACR&Artex Vecta3 - Manual (Page 4)

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
1. Vecta™
3
Direction Finder with LCD display
The Vecta™
3
Direction Finder provides an LCD display for viewing radio
signal strength, and can detect an AM radio signal typically down to
0.5µV. The signal strength indicator is used to determine bearing by
pointing the Vecta™
3
towards the highest power reading and
proceeding in that direction. This product is capable of monitoring and
finding beacons transmitting on 121.5 MHz (emergency beacon
frequency) which includes PLBs, EPIRBs and ELTs. In this document,
these products may be collectively referred to as beacons.
The Vecta™
3
kit includes a training beacon that operates on a
TRAINING frequency of your Vecta™
3
. The system is easy to learn,
even for the novice user. With practice using the training beacon for
simulated searches, beginners will be direction finding like seasoned
professionals in no time. See the Operation section of this manual.
The Vecta™
3
has an open and closable small beam, direction-finding
antenna that is connected to a very sensitive AM receiver. There are
optional external antennas that may be purchased for certain
applications such as setting up a Vecta™
3
as part of a monitoring
station. Under ideal conditions, the Vecta™
3
, at two meters above water
line, will detect a beacon floating at sea level from a distance of up to
8nm. Land based distances may vary due to changes in topography that
can block and reflect signals.
There are three
Vecta™
3
models, each of which includes different
components:
 Vecta™
3
Complete Kit, P/N 2869, offers all components needed
 Vecta™
3
Optional Kit, P/N 2869.1, is purchased as a second
unit, thus it does not include all components
 Vecta™
3
CE-marked Kit, P/N 2869.2, contains key items
needed