The SHOUT Nano utilizes Iridium’s Short Burst Data (SBD) service to provide location information (determined by a GPS receiver), two-way inbound and outbound status, text messaging, and emergency/alert notifications. It is designed with ultra-low power consumption electronics (drawing less than 35 micro-A during sleep). With an internal 1.95 A-Hr rechargeable Li-Ion battery, it can send a position report every hour for up to two months (~1,200 reports), periodically waking up from sleep-mode to send its position report to a designated command center.
The appropriately named SHOUT Nano measures 4.0” x 2.2” x 0.8” and weighs only ~6.5 oz. It is equipped with a high resolution color LCD and on-screen keyboards supporting transmission of free-text, canned messages, and a combination of the two.
Data are packaged in either standard or 256-bit AES encrypted format and can also be sent in encrypted PECOS formats to include Brevity codes.