2014 Beacon Manufacturers Workshop

Thursday, May 1, 2014
Annapolis, Maryland

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2014 BMW Meeting Minutes

1. Welcome/Introductions/Opening Remarks
2. Review of Prior Years Action Items
3. Cospas-Sarsat Update
   (MEOSAR Space Segment, Type approval labs, beacon implementation)
4. Second Generation Beacon Update (test results, outstanding issues)
5. MEOSAR D&E Update (preliminary results, ground segment update)
6. Current DF & Homing Update and Future Plans in Second Generation Beacons
   Supporting documents:
   a. Second Generation COSPAS-SARSAT Beacon General Direction Finding Requirements C/S G.008 Issue 1 Rev. 2 Section 3.14 – RHOTHETA Proposal
   b. 406 Homing Solution – Beacon Battery Considerations (RTCM)
7. RTCM Sub-Committee Update (SC-110 & SC-128)
8. RTCA SC-229 Update
9. Beacon Use & Issues (False Alert Stats, National use beacons, beacons on UAVs)
10. Galileo and Return Link Service
11. 406 MHz Beacon Registration Database (Address Change, Checksum)
    NOTE: Statistics material available on SARSAT website, will not be presented.
12. Regulatory Changes (ELT Proposed Rulemaking)
13. Cospas-Sarsat – Beacon Manufacturers Survey
14. Review of Action Items from this meeting