NOTICE TO MARINERS

(No 31 of 2009)


SCOTLAND
WEST COAST
KYLE AKIN


CARRACH ROCK
(A3924.5)
(ALRS 50750)

Latitude:  57° 17.182' North (approx)      Longitude: 005° 45.361' West (approx)

WGS 84 Datum WGS 84 Datum


Northern Lighthouse Board
Edinburgh, 4 November 2009

ENHANCEMENT OF RADAR BEACON (RACON) SERVICE


Notice is given that, with immediate effect, the X Band Racon at this buoy station has been replaced with a dual X/S Band Racon with the undernoted characteristics:-

Frequency:

X Band = 9300 – 9500 MHz
S Band = 2900 – 3100 MHz

Response Time: Simultaneously active on both X and S bands for 20 seconds in every minute
Nominal Range: 5 Miles
Code: T
Code Response Length: 2 Miles Nominal
 


R G LOCKWOOD

Chief Executive