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Forum: Marine Electronics

15-04-2013, 07:37

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Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

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Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

I'm not trying to be impolite, but it sounds like you started with your conclusion and are now unwilling to consider any contrary information.

Compared to a modern GPS-EPIRB, a PLB is not "a...

Forum: Marine Electronics

14-04-2013, 22:49

Replies: 87

Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Views: 9,197

Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Many (most? all?) PLBs are designed with non-user-replacable batteries. These things are well-sealed as they have to work when immersed in salt water. Splashing the inner workings while trying to...

Forum: Marine Electronics

14-04-2013, 22:44

Replies: 87

Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Views: 9,197

Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

The choice is pretty obvious: If you can afford it get an EPIRB for your boat. The auto-activation, proper orientation when floating, and extended battery life are huge advantages.

The only...

Forum: Marine Electronics

14-04-2013, 22:33

Replies: 87

Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Views: 9,197

Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

An activated PLB is certainly a MAYDAY. Rescue personnel consider it to be, and so should you. You activate a PLB for exactly the same reason you activate an EPIRB: You are in serious danger and...

Forum: Marine Electronics

14-04-2013, 19:46

Replies: 87

Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Views: 9,197

Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Yes they do. My ACR AquaLInk PLB generates the 121.5 MHz emergency homing beacon. I believe all modern PLBs do this. It also contains a built-in GPS.

For what it's worth, when at sea my boat...

Forum: Marine Electronics

14-04-2013, 15:39

Replies: 87

Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Views: 9,197

Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Perhaps I expressed myself poorly. What I was trying to say is that the PLBs don't automatically float or otherwise orient themselves. You either need to hold them with the patch antenna facing up,...

Forum: Marine Electronics

14-04-2013, 15:08

Replies: 87

Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

Views: 9,197

Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

The satellites are not constantly in view, so the EPIRB or PLB transmit often enough to catch one as it whizzes by.

It has been mentioned, but in case someone missed it, the EPIRB is designed to...

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