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Forum: Marine Electronics

14-04-2013, 13:49

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Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

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Posted By nimblemotors

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

..transmit a digital burst once every 50 seconds.

Particularly with a GPS enabled device, how far can you move in 50 seconds?
every 5 minutes seems frequent enough, so 5x the time, 5 days, not 24...

Forum: Marine Electronics

14-04-2013, 13:04

Replies: 87

Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

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Posted By nimblemotors

Re: Have Epirb's been superseded by the Personal Emergency response beacons?

To extend battery life, wouldn't you want to turn it off for short periods?
I don't know if they do it themselves, how often do they transmit?
Can't you buy extra batteries?
Even 48 hours does...

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