EXAMPLES OF 406 MHz BEACON CODES
User Location Protocol
(Actual Position 43 deg : 31 min : 59 sec North, 01 deg
: 29 min : 15 sec East)
(Rounded off Position Encoded in Beacon 43 deg : 32 min North, 01 deg
: 28 min East)
|
Bit Field Name
|
Content
|
Bit
Field |
Bits
|
| Message Format |
Long Message |
25 |
1 |
| Protocol Flag |
User Protocol |
26 |
1 |
| Country Code |
Hong Kong (477) |
27-36 |
01110111101 |
| User Protocol Type |
Serial |
37-39 |
011 |
| Beacon type |
Maritime (float free) |
40-42 |
010 |
C-S Type approval
Certificate Indicator |
Cospas-Sarsat Certificate Number
is Encoded |
43 |
1 |
| Serial Number |
0506153 |
44-63 |
01111011100100101001 |
| National use |
Not Used |
64-73 |
0000000000 |
| C/S Certificate No |
100 |
74-83 |
0001100100 |
| Radio-locating |
121.5 MHz |
84-85 |
01 |
| BCH-1 |
21-bit BCH Code |
86-106 |
100001000110110110010 |
| Position Data Source |
Internal |
107 |
1 |
| Latitude Flag |
N |
108 |
0 |
| Latitude in Degrees |
43 |
109-115 |
0101011 |
| Latitude in Minutes |
32 |
116-119 |
1000 |
| Longitude Flag |
E |
120 |
0 |
| Longitude in Degrees |
1 |
121-128 |
00000001 |
| Longitude in Minutes |
28 |
129-132 |
0111 |
| BCH-2 |
12-bit BCH Code |
133-144 |
000101010001 |
Beacon 15 Hex ID (bits 26 to 85): BBAD5 EE4A4 00191
406 MSG (Long) (bits 25 to 144): DDD6A F7252 000C8 C236C A5700 17151
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