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Old June 23rd 10, 12:49 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Brian Whatcott
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Default 121.5 ELTs banned

Scott wrote:
brian whatcott wrote:

The rationale seems to go like this: the 406 spec is for 4 watts min
on the UHF (Oh, alright = 17dBm) pulsed for nearly 1/2 second per 50
secs or so for the following 48 to 50 hours...
Brian W


Huh? +17 dBm is only 50 milliwatts???


Nice catch - 17dBm is apparently the 121.5 required component.
Try 35dBm for the 406 component.

Brian W