FCC Axing 121.5 MHz Satellite-Monitored Aircraft Emergency Beacons
Banning certification, manufacture and sale of 121.5 MHz emergency locator transmitter beacons on aircraft should help speed the transition to 406 MHz ELTs, the FCC said in a commissioner-approved order Friday. It said there shouldn't be new models of 121.5…
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MHz ELTs to certify anyway since the FAA in 2012 precluded approval of new models. It said the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system in 2010 began limiting ELT tracking to types operating primarily at 406 MHz. It said banning manufacture, import and sale of such ELTs starting six months after the effective date of the order is needed to manage spectrum available for private mobile service and to ensure its efficient use for safety communications.