General

The emergency locator transmitter (ELT) system has these components:

· Control panel

· Transmitter

· Antenna.

The control panel has a switch that you use to start the ELT manually. It also has a light to show you that the ELT is in operation.

The ELT transmitter has two transmitter sections. One transmitter sends a swept tone on the VHF and UHF emergency channels (121.5 and 243.0 MHz). The other

transmitter sends digital data every 50 seconds on the 406 MHz channel.

The antenna sends the 121.5/243.0 MHz and the 406 MHz transmit signals.

Flight Compartment

The ELT control panel is on the P5 aft overhead panel.