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Old June 23rd 10, 02:53 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Scott[_7_]
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Default 121.5 ELTs banned

brian whatcott wrote:

The rationale seems to go like this: the 406 spec is for 4 watts min on
the UHF (Oh, alright = 17dBm) pulsed for nearly 1/2 second per 50 secs
or so for the following 48 to 50 hours...

Brian W


Huh? +17 dBm is only 50 milliwatts???