Beacon Testing

Beacon Testing

TÜV Product Service is one of only five approved laboratories in the world that is authorised to perform search and rescue beacon testing on behalf of Cospas-Sarsat, the international distress alert and location system that uses satellites to detect and locate the signals of distress beacons.

We are authorised to undertake a range of distress beacon testing, such as emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) for aviation use, emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) for marine use,Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) and search and rescue transponders (SARTs).

Our UKAS accreditation (ref 0141) enables us to perform type approval work on a wide range of equipment operating at 406 MHz, 243 MHz and 121.5 MHz..We also undertake many other regulatory tests, addressing the various EU Directives (MED, R&TTE) and requirements of international bodies, such as Industry Canada, RTCM and FCC.

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In addition to beacon testing, TÜV Product Service provides a full range of testing, certification, consulting and training and has considerable radio and telecoms experience in:

EMC Testing Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Testing BABT Certification

Radio Testing Hearing Aid Compatibility Testing Wireless Module Integration

Benefits of using TUV Product Service for beacon testing

Our testing facility is equipped to undertake all your beacon compliance needs. We provide accredited testing to a wide range of international standards, including Cospas-Sarsat. You will receive a high standard of customer service and project management.

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