Name: FASTFIND RETURNLINK manual PLB GNSS personal beacon
Brand: Mc murdo

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The FASTFIND RETURN LINK is a personal beacon that can be used at sea, but also in the mountains, for hiking and other land-based activities..

After registering your beacon on the dedicated website, the FASTFIND RETURN LINK will transmit your personal identifier and GNSS position (GPS+Galileo) to the Cospas-Sarsat global distress system. Return Link technology will tell you whether your distress message has been intercepted.

In the event of a problem, rescuers will be regularly informed of your position and will be able to pinpoint your exact location.

MC MURDO - FASTFIND RETURNLINK - MARINE AND LAND BEACON

MC Murdo's FASTFIND RETURNLINK beacon is particularly useful for navigation and water sports, as it is waterproof to 10 m and floats when used in its supplied floating pouch.

The big highlight of this PLB beacon is the Return Link system, which uses a unique feature generated by the Galileo Return Link Service satellite constellations, to send a signal back to the beacon confirming that the distress alert sent by users has been received and that the Galileo GNSS location coordinates have been detected.

⚠️Toutes personal beacons must be registered with the French Beacon Registry. The user file must be modified whenever the owner's details change. It is strongly recommended that you regularly update the register when you change boat or destination.


	HOW DOES THE FASTFIND RETURNLINK TAG WORK? The FASTFIND RETURN LINK transmits and receives several signals simultaneously. Transmits distress alerts on 406 MHz via Cospas Sarsat to the worldwide professional emergency service. Receives GNSS coordinates from Galileo and GPS satellites and transmits them on the 406 MHz signal for regular position updates. Transmits a position signal on 121.5 MHz to speed up searches. Once location detection is confirmed, the PLB receives the Galileo EPIRB signal (the satellite indicates to the beacon that the signal has been received) and activates the blue light (usually 10 minutes).

SENDING A DISTRESS CALL 1. A distress signal is sent from an aircraft, ship or individual. 2. The beacon's position/location data is relayed via satellite communications to ground stations or Local User Terminals (LUTs) 3. The LUT calculates the position beforesending alerts to the appropriatemission control centers (MCC). 4. Mission control collects, stores and sorts data received from LUTs and other MCCs, and distributes alerts to rescue coordination centers. 4.1. The control center sends the information that the distress call has been received to the satellites (return link service), which send this information to the beacon, which flashes blue to indicate to the victim that the rescuers are on the alert. 5. The rescue coordination center notifies and coordinates the emergency/rescue teams. 6. The rescue team is launched and begins the search for the coordinates transmitted.

	FASTFIND RETURNLINK FEATURE Manual activation. Waterproof to 10 meters. 121.5 MHz radio guidance. Floats with standard carrying case. Operating time: 24 hours. Battery and GNSS position self-test. International COSPAS SARSAT 406Mhz system. No subscription or communication fees SOS Flash Light for easy night rescue. Integrated 72-channel GNSS: accuracy 3 meters RMS Return Link Service system (acknowledgement of receipt) Alert given within 3 minutes, position updated every 20 minutes.