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Forum: General Sailing Forum 06-11-2015, 06:51
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Posted By model 10
Re: EPIRB battery replacement

I thought it was obvious, we are Mericans.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-11-2015, 15:38
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Posted By model 10
Re: EPIRB battery replacement

I don't feel "belligerent". I have an old model ELT that has batteries you can change yourself and it has a mic jack. I can talk to SAR. Great feature, I don't know why all elt's didn't have that. If...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 03-11-2015, 13:30
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Posted By model 10
Re: EPIRB battery replacement

Using an old 121.5 beacon has nothing to do with any, long distance search and rescue. It's for the plane flying through the **** or a boat looking for somebody in the water. It's for up close stuff....
Forum: General Sailing Forum 02-11-2015, 19:32
Replies: 59
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Posted By model 10
Re: EPIRB battery replacement

If this were an aviation device or a certified life raft beacon that would be one thing. If you want to solder in a new batt go for it. I don't get the complaints, you turn it on and it puts out a...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 02-11-2015, 16:12
Replies: 59
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Posted By model 10
Re: EPIRB battery replacement

121.5 is a great freq. It might be better up close than any of the others. It's ping is almost constant and easy to hear by SAR because they always have a vhf radio.
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