Survival Aviation offers a variety of 406 elt from the top manufacturers, many of which are the original equipment installed at the aircraft factory. Our ELTs are available for small general aviation airplanes as well as large commercial aircraft. We also offer elts (for helicopters). We provide the latest 406 MHz ELTs using the Cospas/Sarsat technology and GPS positioning. Also, a full compliment of ELT accessories is available from antennas, to wiring, to mounting brackets, to batteries, and more. Many of the ELT kits available include everything required for installation (elt, remote switch, all wiring, antenna, remote buzzer, etc.) The new 406MHz beacons have saved the lives of thousands of people.
406 elt were the first emergency beacons developed and most U.S. civil aircraft are required to carry them. ELTs were intended for use on the 121.5 MHz frequency to alert aircraft flying overhead. Obviously, a major limitation to these is that another aircraft must be within range and listening to 121.5 MHz to receive the signal. One of the reasons the Cospas-Sarsat system was developed was to provide a better receiving source for these signals. Another reason was to provide location data for each activation (something that overflying aircraft were unable to do).
