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Marine Electronics

Leica Receives SA Order

Leica Geosystems has been granted a contract to supply a network of DGPS beacon stations in South Africa.

Operated by Portnet Lighthouse Ser- vices, the DGPS beacon network will provide upgraded navigational accuracy of 10 m or more in South African har- bors and coastal waters. Consisting of four DGPS beacon stations and a remote control station, the networks four broadcasting stations will be located at

Cape Columbine, Cape Agulhas, Cape

Recife and Cooper, and will interface with existing radiobeacon transmitters at those locations.

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STN Extends DESO Range

STN Atlas Marine Electronics has expanded its DESO range of survey echosounders with its Atlas DESO 300 — a new portable unit — designed for operation aboard small survey vessels and inflatable watercraft.

The lightweight system holds operat- ing frequencies of 210, 200, 40 and 33 kHz and sealed keypad controls, and features integral recorder, digitizer and transceiver functions inclusive of LCD display facilities, as well as 8.5-in. ther- mal printer. Depending on transducer arrangements, depth range is 0.2 to 250 m (0.7 to 820 ft.), while resolution stands at 0.01 m (0.1 ft.)

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