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Great idea - I have never used one. There was a recent 'This American Life" podcast where the marine version of this saved a family on a sinking vessel in the m
by mbubb 12y ago
Great idea - I have never used one. There was a recent 'This American Life" podcast where the marine version of this saved a family on a sinking vessel in the middle of the Pacific.
I bring a tiny dual band ham radio (Baofeng uv5r) plus antenna. At 4 Watts it might not be powerful enough - though
- brandur 12y agoKnown as an "EPIRB" [1]. That was a great episode on the Kaufmans [2]; definitely worth the listen. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distress_radiobeacon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distress_radiobeacon [2] http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/525 http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/525