ARTEX/ACR Electronics, Inc.
A3-06-2824 Handheld Programmer Operations Manual
Y1-03-0272 Rev. F Company Confidential Page 22
NOTE 2: The COSPAS-SARSAT 15-digit ELT Identifier allows manufacturers 16,383 possible
serial numbers. Artex has reached that limit with the C, B, G, and ME Series. For ELTs
that pass serial number 16,383 and move on to a 3-digit prefix, different COSPAS-
SARSAT numbers will be assigned to that ELT. See Table 2.
Table 2: ELT Serial Number Continuations
Because a different COSPAS-SARSAT # is used when the serial numbers reset after
16,383, the 15-digit ELT Identifier remains unique.
NOTE: There were a small number of ELTs in the C, B, G series that used the letter “A”
as a prefix before the numerical prefix was adopted for use. (i.e., A00001
instead of 170-00001)
4.6 Country Code Database
The Handheld Programmer is loaded at Artex with a Country Code Database to be used
with the Artex software. This database contains all listed countries assigned a three-digit
Maritime Identification Digit (MID) by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
and ICAO.
The database may be sorted either in alphabetical order (by country name) or in
numerical order (by country code). The complete list can be seen by scrolling, using
your stylus and the scroll bar to the right of the screen. See examples in Figure 14.
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