ACR ResQLink View - Buoyant Personal Locator Beacon with GPS for Hiking, Boating and All Outdoor Adventures (Model PLB 425) ACR 2922
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Rach
> 24 hourReceived product in a timely manner but the battery only has 4 years and 3 months left on the battery. Dont advertise 5 years when you dont get 5 years on the battery.
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James Huntsman
> 24 hourWe were tricked into buying this device with the assumption that paying an extra $50 we could send a test message to family and friends letting them know we were alright as we sailed for a week long experience out in the Pacific Ocean in our small Bayfeild 25 sailboat. They give you one text.(unknown to us) We sent it at home and let our families know we would send 1 a day letting them know we were alive. Now we’re out in the ocean at Catalina island getting ready to go out further than cell phones will reach and have know way of letting them know. We should have bought the Garmin in reach.
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Michael Hamm
> 24 hourIn my opinion, every boater should have one. If you are a hunter or hiker get one. Everyone lost could have been found by coast guard. Avalanches happen so be prepared for what you cant control. I pray I never have to use mine, but I am not afraid to take on the adventure now that I have one.
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Eric Chan
> 24 houreasy to use
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Brandon Jones
> 24 hour1/3/21 So far it is not a GPS PLB. It might work well as a drawer handle, only because IT IS a drawer handle!
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Gina Marino
> 24 hourThank goodness haven’t had to use. But a must have if youre a boater! Easy set up and registration.
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Mohamed Fritsch
> 24 hourIf this saves our lives some day what price can you put on that!
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John B Richards
> 24 hourI really like the security of knowing As long as I dont die I can call for help. Very easy to use I bought my first one 5 years ago. The bad news is this is the second one I ordered, I returned the first one because it was already 6 months old and they only last 5 years. I kept the second one but its 6 months old as well.
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SCOTT A. LUM
> 24 hourPerfect safety equipment, Everyone needs one! Great for all ages!
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Rick
> 24 hourExactly as advertised.
How An EPIRB or PLB Rescue Works
The Anatomy of a Rescue - Stage 1
When activated, EPIRBs and PLBs send a unique distress signal on the 406 MHz frequency to the Search and Rescue Satellites.
Each beacon is programmed with and sends a unique digital code called a HEX ID or Unique ID. The HEX ID identifies the type of beacon and, Search and Rescue use the HEX ID to identify the beacon registration information provided by the beacon owner.
This information can include: who the beacon owner is, the type of vessel the beacon is associated with (for EPIRBs), emergency points of contact, float plans, trip plans, and much more.
The Anatomy of a Rescue - Stage 2
After the satellite receives a beacon signal, it relays the signal to ground stations referred to as local user terminals (LUTs).
The LUT processes the data, computes the location of the distress beacon, and transmits a decoded alert message to its associated national Mission Control Center (MCC). This happens almost instantaneously after the initial beacon signal is received.
The Anatomy of a Rescue - Stage 3
The Mission Control Center then geographically sorts the data, and transmits a distress message to the closest appropriate SAR authority and another MCC if the beacon is registered to another country.
The RCC (Rescue Coordination Center) investigates the beacon alert and launches rescue assets to find the parties in distress.
Rescue Overview
- 406 MHz Distress Call Is Activated
- Search and Rescue (SAR) satellites forward distress signal down to earth Ground Stations
- Ground stations forward the distress to the Mission Control Centers (MCC)
- The MCC alerts the closest Rescue Coordination Centers (RCC)
- The RCC call emergency contacts and dispatch the closest SAR teams
- SAR teams arrive on scene and rescue survivors
- Worldwide – Over 48,000+ people rescued since 1982
- United States – 9,753 people rescued since 1982