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RT 6-HD

Heavy duty acoustic release transponder

Engineered for: Seabed, Structure

Release Transponder 6 Heavy Duty (RT 6-HD) is a tough, reliable, acoustic release transponder engineered with a Working Load Limit of 2,500 kg and fully compatible with LMF Ranger 2 USBL and LMF Deck Topside systems.


At a glance

Tested, loaded, deployed and released with Deck Topside

Also works with Ranger 2 USBL to lift, lower and track heavy subsea structures in deep water

Working Load Limit 2,500 kg (4:1)

Depth rated to 7,000 m

Highly reliable release mechanism

Compact and rugged design

Deploy, track, moor and recover your equipment

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Benefits of RT 6-HD for your operations

High WLL

The highest standard WLL of 2,500 kg of any of our transponders without any additional load amplification frames.

Choice of topsides

You can use our rugged Deck Topside or if you've got access to a Ranger 2 USBL system on your survey or research vessel, then you have everything you need to control your RT 6-HD

Versatile

RT 6-HD is more than just an acoustic release. It can be tracked with our Ranger 2 USBL making relocating and recovering it fast and simple.

Overview

Acoustic release transponders are a vital pieces of ocean equipment; relied upon by energy, defence and science users to moor valuable equipment strings for years at a time, and when commanded to do so, reliably return equipment and logged data to the surface.

Transponders need to be tough, reliable and easy to work with. The RT 6-HD meets these requirements.

Part of our new range of acoustic releases, RT 6-HD combines the extensive mechanical design track record with the flexibility of our 6G platform, resulting in enhanced battery life and perhaps most significantly, compatibility with our  Ranger 2 USBL system.

With RT 6-HD,  you use your vessel’s Ranger 2 USBL to deploy, track, locate and command the instrument – removing the need for a separate topside unit. If you don’t have access to a Ranger 2 USBL,  our rugged and lightweight Deck Topside with an over-the-side dunker is all you need to both configure and command RT 6-3000s.

With a WLL of 2,500 kg (at 4:1), twice that of our RT 6-3000 and RT 6-6000, RT-HD is designed specialist heavy lift application scenarios such as deep water construction and salvage.

RT 6-HD is also our deepest rated acoustic release transponder at 7,000 m. Excellent corrosion resistance is achieved by using super duplex stainless steel for the housing materials.

RT 6-HD is configured with our iWand hand-held acoustic transponder test and configuration device.

Resources

Feature Type 8322
Depth Rating 7,000 m
Operating Frequency LMF (14–19 kHz)
Transducer Beam Shape Hemispherical
Transmit Source Level (dB re 1 µPa @ 1 m) 188 dB
Tone Equivalent Energy (TEE) 192 dB
Receive Threshold (dB re 1 µPa) <90 dB
Working Load Limit (4:1) 2,500 kg
Proof Load 5,000 kg
Breaking Load 10,000 kg
Battery Life (Alkaline) >36 months active
Inclinometer Accuracy ±5°
Surface Unit Deck Topside, Ranger 2 USBL
Mechanical Construction Super duplex stainless steel
Operating Temperature -5 to 40°C
Storage Temperature -20 to 55°C
Dimensions (Maximum) (Length x Diameter) 691 x 164 mm
Weight in Air/Water 24.5/20 kg
Options Deep Water Deck Kit (Deck Topside) – 602-0180

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