Catalog excerpts
commercial fishing LONGLINE HF RADIO BUOY • DESIGNED FOR SYSTEMS WITH LONGLINE OR SEALINE, SUITABLE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS IN COMMERCIAL FISHING. • TRANSMISSION OF POSITION, BATTERY CHARGE STATE AND SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AT PROGRAMMABLE TIME INTERVALS. • ESTIMATE COVERAGE AT 80 KM1. • CONTINUOUS OPERATION AT LEAST 10 DAYS.
Open the catalog to page 1W880 is a radio beacon active in the HF band to signal fishing systems lost or abandoned in the sea, e.g. longline or sealine fishing systems. By sending out a message at (programmable) time intervals, it is possible to determine, via a special on-board W830 reception system, the position of longlines, any unexpected drifting due to line breaking and estimated time of arrival. Information is transmitted in an encrypted format and can only be decrypted by the radio beacon owner, and transmission times are also suitably optimised to prevent illegal interception. The high-capacity battery pack...
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