Apparatus for emergency communications using dual satellite communications systems in a compact housing
First Claim
1. An emergency communications beacon, comprising:
- a first satellite communications transmitter, a second satellite communications transmitter, a first microprocessor and a second microprocessor;
a shared section comprising an antenna system, said antenna system comprising a first antenna for said first satellite communications transmitter, and a second antenna for said second satellite communications transmitter;
wherein said first microprocessor controls said first transmitter and said second microprocessor controls said second transmitter;
wherein said first transmitter is configured to communicate over a first satellite communications system by way of said first antenna and said second transmitter is configured to communicate over a second satellite communications system by said second antenna;
wherein said first and second microprocessors are interconnected to permit data transfer therebetween.
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Abstract
A dual-satellite emergency locator beacon including a first satellite communications transmitter, a second satellite communications transmitter, a first microprocessor and a second microprocessor. The first microprocessor controls the first transmitter and the second microprocessor controls the second transmitter. The first transmitter is configured to communicate over a first satellite communications system, such as the Cospas-Sarsat 406 MHz system, and the second transmitter is configured to communicate over a second satellite communications system, such as a commercial satellite communications system. The beacon includes a shared section comprising an antenna system comprising a first and second antenna, the first for the 406 Mhz transmitter and the second for the commercial satellite transmitter. The first and second microprocessors of the beacon are interconnected to permit data transfer between the two sections of the beacon.
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10 Claims
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1. An emergency communications beacon, comprising:
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a first satellite communications transmitter, a second satellite communications transmitter, a first microprocessor and a second microprocessor; a shared section comprising an antenna system, said antenna system comprising a first antenna for said first satellite communications transmitter, and a second antenna for said second satellite communications transmitter; wherein said first microprocessor controls said first transmitter and said second microprocessor controls said second transmitter; wherein said first transmitter is configured to communicate over a first satellite communications system by way of said first antenna and said second transmitter is configured to communicate over a second satellite communications system by said second antenna; wherein said first and second microprocessors are interconnected to permit data transfer therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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