gmcjetpilot
Well Known Member
There is no dedicated category on ELT and consider this (type) specific and safety related.
Since I started looking again at buying an ELT I see the market has caught up and it went from no 406 elts to many. Thankfully most have a single antenna. As I was planning with the EBC elt I have I want to mount both the transmitter unit and antenna internally in the cabin, cargo floor with antenna looking up at the sky through the back plexi. There has been massive threads about elt antenna mounting locations. That is NOT the intent of this thread. I just want input of what make and model you think is the best: GPS input able or GPS built in, single antenna, price... small form factor.... Best battery pack replacement price....
I called spruce and they suggested the AK 04 model. Comments?
Ameri-King? AK? Artex? Kannad? EBC? Pointer? (they all have 406 models).
-Artex does not take GPS in any of their lower price GA 406 ELT's.
-"Emerging Lifesaving Technologies" sells for $1200 and has internal GPS.
-AK seems to have best price WITH ability to take external GPS position.
-EBC has the form fit function to easily mount in the cabin with antenna.
-Skyhunter (never heard of) has a GPS version like "Emerg Life Tech" above.
Since I started looking again at buying an ELT I see the market has caught up and it went from no 406 elts to many. Thankfully most have a single antenna. As I was planning with the EBC elt I have I want to mount both the transmitter unit and antenna internally in the cabin, cargo floor with antenna looking up at the sky through the back plexi. There has been massive threads about elt antenna mounting locations. That is NOT the intent of this thread. I just want input of what make and model you think is the best: GPS input able or GPS built in, single antenna, price... small form factor.... Best battery pack replacement price....
I called spruce and they suggested the AK 04 model. Comments?
Ameri-King? AK? Artex? Kannad? EBC? Pointer? (they all have 406 models).
-Artex does not take GPS in any of their lower price GA 406 ELT's.
-"Emerging Lifesaving Technologies" sells for $1200 and has internal GPS.
-AK seems to have best price WITH ability to take external GPS position.
-EBC has the form fit function to easily mount in the cabin with antenna.
-Skyhunter (never heard of) has a GPS version like "Emerg Life Tech" above.
