406 MHz Is the New Standard - Why Aren't We Ready?

406 MHz Is the New Standard – Why Aren’t We Ready?

Editorial Staff

Friday, January 14, 2011 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Cospas-Sarsat ceased monitoring the 121.5 MHz ELT emergency frequency in 2009, a decision announced ten years prior.
Recent actions by the FCC indicate that the aviation community is still not ready for this changeover.
The article and an interview with Ric Peri investigate the reasons for this lack of preparedness and the history behind the situation.

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Cospas-Sarsat announced ten years ago that it would stop monitoring the 121.5 MHz ELT emergency frequency in 2009, and Tuesday actions by the FCC suggested the aviation community isn’t ready for the changeover. AVweb‘s Glenn Pew spoke with Ric Peri, vice president of government and industry affairs for the Aircraft Electronics Association, to find out what’s going on and how we got here.

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