ARTEX ELT 345 FAA approved

ACR Electronics, Inc. has debuted the ARTEX ELT 345 Emergency Locator Transmitter with its recent FAA approval for multiple antenna and remote switch options. The small form factor and light-weight ELT 345 is the fastest selling ELT on the market thanks to its competitive price and industry-leading quality standards.

Now approved with a 15-inch antenna and a new two-wire slim-line remote switch, the ELT 345 is available in three different retrofit configurations featuring flexible options that allow for easier and less expensive installations on experimental and general aviation aircraft.

The ARTEX ELT 345 transmits on 406 MHz and 121.5 MHz frequencies, providing pilots with a state-of-the-art emergency distress beacon that maximizes frequency stability and power while incorporating a built-in GPS navigational interface. Utilising the three CospasSarsat Satellite systems, the GEOSAR, LEOSAR, and the new MEOSAR constellations, the ARTEX beacon provides search and rescue forces around the world with the user’s ELT emergency distress message and location in less than three minutes.

Each of the three comprehensive kit options features a two-wire remote switch, coax cable and antenna, along with the ELT 345 beacon and installation kit. The primary difference between the kits pertains to the antenna and/or switch offering.

The most economical option features the standard 23.5-inch black whip antenna and standard two-wire remote switch. The newly approved ELT 345 kits include a lower profile 15-inch black whip antenna, designed for installations where a shorter form factor is required.

The new slim-line remote switch is perfect for ACK and Ameri-King ELT replacements as it requires no modification to the switch panel cut-out when replacing a legacy phone cord style switch. As an added benefit, the slim-line switch requires no batteries and operates using two-wire connectivity for dependable cockpit panel operation.