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Search and Rescue strongly prefers the two-way beacons. One way PLBs have a high false positive/accidental activation rate. There are anecdotal reports of one-w
by dharmab 7y ago
Search and Rescue strongly prefers the two-way beacons. One way PLBs have a high false positive/accidental activation rate. There are anecdotal reports of one-way PLB activation not being acted on because local SAR gets too many of them.
The cost of the subscription is a tiny amount compared to the real financial costs of the situations they allow us to avoid.
- EL_Loco 7y agoI didn't know that. I thought the PLBs would have some feature to prevent accidental activation. But then, people have to pick up a phone and dial a specific 3 digit sequence to call for emergency, and the thing is abused too often, so, yeah, I believe it.
- EL_Loco 7y ago> Search and Rescue strongly prefers the two-way beacons Do you have any source on that? I'm genuinely curious.