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EQUIPMENT HIRE · USBL · UK

Sonardyne Mini-⁠Ranger 2
USBL hire

A Sonardyne Mini-Ranger 2 USBL system with the HPT 3000 transceiver, for tracking towfish and other towed equipment. Hire it on its own, with WSM 6+ beacons, or with engineering support to mobilise and run it.

Sonardyne Mini-Ranger 2 USBL kit in its transit case, with the HPT 3000 transceiver and cables

SONARDYNE MINI-RANGER 2

READY FOR HIRE

995 m tracking range

Sonardyne’s published range for the standard system.

Up to 10 targets

Tracked simultaneously, with position updates at up to 3 Hz.

HPT 3000 transceiver

Supplied in its transit case with cables.

01 / THE SYSTEM

USBL tracking for towed survey systems.

Mini-Ranger 2 tracks the position of towfish and other towed equipment from the vessel. The system is supplied in its transit case with the HPT 3000 transceiver head and cables.

Hire it on its own, together with our WSM 6+ beacons, or with engineering support to mobilise and run it.

MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATION

Sonardyne Mini-Ranger 2

TRACKING RANGE

995 m (standard system)

TARGETS

Up to 10 tracked simultaneously

UPDATE RATE

Up to 3 Hz

POSITIONING

0.2% repeatability with an external MRU; 1.3% with the internal MRU

FREQUENCY

MF, 20–34 kHz

ACOUSTICS

Sonardyne Wideband 2

TRANSCEIVER

HPT 3000

HPT 3000 TRANSCEIVER

Sonardyne HPT 3000 USBL transceiver head

SUPPLIED WITH

HPT 3000 transceiver head and cables, in a Sonardyne transit case

BEACONS

WSM 6+ beacons available to hire with the system

SUPPORT

Engineering support available to mobilise and run it

Also ready for hire

Fibre-optic towing winch on a vessel back deck, towing through an A-frame

WINCH

Fibre-optic towing winch

Compact aluminium electric winch with 800 m of armoured fibre-optic cable and a fibre-optic slip ring.

Sonardyne WSM 6+ beacon in its case with power supply and user manual

BEACONS

Sonardyne WSM 6+

Type 8370 beacons with an MF omni-directional transducer and a 1000 m housing rating. Supplied cased with power supply and manual.

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