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Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear

07-10-2015, 19:59

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Safety of Ships' Lifeboats in Major Storms

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Posted By Wotname

Re: Safety of Ships' Lifeboats in Major Storms

Re EPIRB (& PLB), Hellosailor has it pretty right.

These beacons once activated transmit continiously on a AM carrier of 121.5Mhz with a power output of around half a watt. This transmission...

Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear

03-10-2015, 15:06

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Safety of Ships' Lifeboats in Major Storms

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Posted By Wotname

Re: Safety of Ships' Lifeboats in Major Storms

Assuming it was the first live ping, this indicates the beacon was unable to transmit (for whatever reason) after approximately two to three minutes.

FWIW, the first transmission occurs within...

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