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Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)

Smallest, lightest, most function-rich PLB alerts Search and Rescue to your precise location in an emergency.
Transmits on 406 MHz (COSPAS-SARSAT) with your registered, unique, digitally-coded distress signal, and 121.5 MHz (SAR homing frequency).
Exclusive built-in GPS technology is finely tuned for optimum performance
100 meter position accuracy when GPS coordinates are present
Easy to activate by novice user, simply deploy antenna to reveal “ON/OFF” activation button, hold for 1 second
PLB has circuitry, battery power/voltage and GPS acquisition test features built in
Exceeds required 24 hour operating life at -20°C (-4°F), typical operating life: 40 hours @ -20°C (-4°F), 8 hours @ -40°C (-40°F)
Attachment clip mounts to back of PLB to easily clip onto backpacks, belt, webbing, etc
Bungee lanyard allows for PLB to be easily secured preventing loss, comfortable to wear around neck.
ACR beacons are used by the U.S. military, U.S. Coast Guard, NATO and Arctic explorers
Exceeds RTCM waterproof requirements for Category 2 (non- buoyant) PLBs, tested to 5 meters
High impact plastic case designed to withstand exposure to UV rays, oil, sea water and raft packing.
Size:   1.25 x 5.81 x 2.31 in (3.71 x 14.75 x 5.8 cm) Weight:   10 oz. (285g)

Booking Code ELTS
Price 2010
first week (one week minimum rental period) $130.00
per extra week $105.00
per extra day $18.00

 

 

Satellite Personal Tracker

SPOT - GlobalStar Is the world's first affordable way to have global messaging. The SPOT unit is the size of a Hand Held Radio and provides messaging and emergency locating capability where VHF Radios and Cell Phones do not operate. SPOT has three functions: Check-In, Track and Emergency Alert.Check-In: In the event of a non-life threatening emergency, you can use this function to notify your SPOTteam – the friends and family you have chosen as your contacts – that you need assistance or that you have arrived safely at your destination. Tracking Progress - Also known as SPOTcastingSM, this feature allows friends and family to follow your progress in real time using your password, or to save waypoints so you can review your entire route at a later date. Emergency Alert - Use this function in the event of a life threatening or other critical emergency to notify emergency services of your location and that you need assistance. The GEOS International Emergency Response Center alerts the appropriate agencies worldwide – for example contacting 9-1-1 responders in North America and 1-1-2 responders in Europe.

Old emergency beacons go dead

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