[MilCom] 121.5 & 243.0 MHz

[Frank Cardenas]

Digital Angel is one of only two companies to win a contract to
develop a new radio to replace the URT33, which is carried in aircrew
survival packs and sets off a distress signal in an emergency. The
URT33 will become obsolete when existing frequencies on 121.5 and 243
MHz cease to be monitored by Cospas-Sarsat on February 1, 2009.

The URT33 will be rendered obsolete when the Cospas-Sarsat satellite
rescue system is changed to monitor only 406MHz radio frequency in
2009. Cospas-Sarsat is the international satellite system operator
that detects activated search and rescue beacons and approves all
rescue beacon systems.