406 mzh will not be "mandated" in gliders since gliders are not "mandated"
to have ELT's!.
My best understanding is : even new 406 units will have 121.5/243mzh
capability....the search by 121.5/243 will no longer be continously
monitored but can still be activated when required (when an aircraft is
known down) even after 406 become standard...and even with 406mzh ELT's the
local S&R will still be by 121.5/243.0 signals.....
tim

"T o d d P a t t i s t" wrote in message
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until the price becomes more reasonable for the new soon to be
mandated 405 models.

I'm not aware that there is any plan to "mandate" the newer
units. The old ones will no longer be satellite monitored,
but that's a different issue from whether they will continue
to meet the applicable FAR requirements. Does anyone have
info that the new units will be mandated in the U.S.?