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COSPAS-SARSAT Beacon Certification Facility

Fort Huachuca, AZ

EPG's COSPAS-SARSAT Beacon Certification Facility is one of five certification facilities in the world. Formal certifications are available for all beacon types and for all protocols (user and location). The EPG facility has GPS data/simulation for testing self-locating beacons. The facility can test antenna characterization and system characterization. To help support the beacon field-testing, EPG utilizes its Test Control Complex with over 1,000 1st order accuracy survey points and a position location system with GPS.

Laboratory

  • Army Electronic Proving Ground

Category

  • Electrotechnology

Provenance

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This record was recovered from a public web archive of dodtechmatch.com and is preserved for historical reference. It may be outdated. Not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Contact details from the original listing have been withheld.