(Chris OCallaghan) wrote in message om...

One point worth revisiting, however, is the intent of SARSAT to cease
121.5 support in 2009. Another point is the use of small, cheap,
personal 121.5 ELTs, typically strapped to the parachute. My
undestanding is that these are all manually operated. As a vendor, you
must satisfy demand for such devices, but they clearly suffer the same
disadvantages you noted for GPS PLBs, and offer none of the benefits
of accurate positioning or timely interpretation of signal.

This report is worth a read before you rush out and buy an integrated GPS 406 PLB.

http://www.equipped.org/406_beacon_test_toc.htm


Andy