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Today’s article in The Nelson Mail “Beacon ensured a quick save” is a perfect example on how useful and important it is to carry a personal locator beacon.
For many years my personal locator beacon (PLB) has been a trusted tramping companion. On 1 February 2009, however, my PLB becomes obsolete as the analogue 121.5/243 MHz COSPAS-SARSAT service will be terminated. While this is old news, I kept holding off upgrading because of the prohibitive cost of the newer digital 406 MHz PLBs.
But with the cut-off date approaching fast, it was time to act. After a bit of research on the Web, I found out that not only have the prices of PLBs come down but also more brands and models have come on the market.
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