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Fatboy Beacons 1160 Series

Deep water positioning beacons for noisy, acoustically challenging environments and long ranges, 4000m survival depth.

Description

The 1160 Series Fatboy Beacons are designed for deep water operations, noisy and acoustically challenging environments, and applications requiring long operating ranges. They use applied acoustics' proprietary Sigma acoustic protocols for stable performance with Pyxis and Nexus USBL systems, while maintaining compatibility with almost all other standard USBL systems.

Key features

  • Sigma 2 bi-directional spread spectrum
  • User configurable Tx power and Rx gain
  • Multi-Fire common interrogate
  • MiQ data telemetry
  • On-board fast charger for a typical 8 hour charge time
  • Survival depth to 4000m as standard

Applications

  • Deep water ROV operations and subsea cable burying

Specifications

Survival depth4000m as standard
Typical charge time8 hour

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