SiS Sensoren Instrumente Systeme GmbH Argos Surface Beacon

SiS Sensoren Instrumente Systeme GmbH

ASB Argos Surface Beacon

ASB Photo

The Argos Surface Beacon is a watertight, battery powered Argos transmitter. Applications are the monitoring of moored buoys and location of floating objects. The features are:

Delrin housing
Up to 6 months mooring
Up to 6 months transmission life
Powered by 5 or 10 D-type Lithium batteries respectively

ARGOS platform terminal transmitter
Water proof up to 10 metres
Internal antenna

Together with the services of CLS Argos, a world-wide monitoring of the ASB is possible. A special service allows the watching of the drift circle of a moored buoy. An alarm is generated if the buoy goes adrift. A warning that the watch circle is left will be sent to the user by facsimile. A warning is also generated if no signal is received from the beacon.

Specification

Water proof	10 m
Dimensions (l x d)	711 x 100 mm
Mass without batteries	6.7 kg
Displacement	5.6 dm³
Power supply (without option X)	5 or 10 pcs. Lithium D cells resp.
Mooring life	up to 6 months
Transmission life	3 or 6 months resp.

Options

Option X switch mode power supply for extended battery range from NC batteries via Alkaline to Lithium batteries. The X-option may be installed in all systems retrospectively.

Additional Information

SiS GmbH reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice.