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Table 1 Model and dimensions of ear satellite transmitters (PTT) mounted on polar bears

From: Performance and retention of lightweight satellite radio tags applied to the ears of polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

PTT model

PTT size without attachment system (mm)

PTT weight without attachment system (g)

Total weight (g)

SPOT-227B

41.0 × 30.0 × 17.5

42

Ca. 60

SPOT-227C

43.5 × 30.0 × 22.3

48

Ca. 70

SPOT-227D

45.1 × 30.0 × 20.0

45

Ca. 70

SPOT-305A

51.0 × 23.0 × 15.0

35

Ca. 40

  1. The bears were tagged in East Greenland, Baffin Bay, Kane Basin, the southern Beaufort Sea, and the Chukchi Sea, 2007–2013