safeSEA S200 AIS SART vs Tron SART20 Radar Transponder

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The Ocean Signal safeSEA S200 AIS SART and JRC Tron SART20 Radar Transponder are both sart transponders products certified to MED and SOLAS. Key difference: Battery Life — safeSEA S200 AIS SART is 96 hours at -20C vs Tron SART20 Radar Transponder at 5 years.

safeSEA S200 AIS SART
Tron SART20 Radar Transponder

Specification comparison

Specification safeSEA S200 AIS SART Tron SART20 Radar Transponder
AIS Frequency 161.975 / 162.025 MHz
AIS Transmit Power 1 W
AIS Baud Rate 9600 baud
AIS Message Rate 8 messages/min
Detection Range 5 nm average
Battery Life 96 hours at -20C 5 years
Battery Type Lithium Iron Disulphide (Li/FeS2) Lithium, non-hazardous, 7.2V
Service Life 5 years
Dimensions 227 x 65 mm 250 x 89 mm
Weight 315 g 450 g
Temperature Range -20 to +55 C -20 to +55 C
Storage Temperature -30 to +70 C -30 to +65 C
Waterproof 10 m
Drop Proof 20 m onto water
Compass Safe Distance 1 m
Frequency 9.2 - 9.5 (X-band) GHz
Radiated Power > 400 EIRP mW
Receive Sensitivity < -50 dBm
Response Delay < 0.5 us
Sweep Type 12 sweep sawtooth, fwd 7.5 us, ret 0.4 us
Material Polycarbonate with 10% glass fibre
Operating Life (Standby) 96 hours
Operating Life (Continuous) 8 hours
Antenna Pattern Omnidirectional horizontal, +/-2.5 deg vertical

Certification comparison

Certification safeSEA S200 AIS SART Tron SART20 Radar Transponder
MED ✓ ✓
SOLAS ✓ ✓
USCG ✓ — Not listed

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Data sources

safeSEA S200 AIS SART
Data from oceansignal.com ·
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Tron SART20 Radar Transponder
Data from jrc.co.jp ·
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