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re: Missing Boaters - Port Canaveral, FL
Posted on 8/22/19 at 1:21 pm to Hammertime
Posted on 8/22/19 at 1:21 pm to Hammertime
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Supposedly all radios come with DSC now, and almost no one registers them. Mine has an external GPS as well. All you have to do is press a button, and your info gets out.
Yeah, but that only gets out if someone is in range to recieve your vhf transmission. Which isn't really that far considering the size of the gulf/ocean. Not to mention if the nature of your emergency is loss of power, you may not even be able to power up your VHF.
There is no legitamate excuse to not have an EPIRB/PLB if your offshore.
Outside of an outlier event or extreme circumstances, an EPIRB/PLB transmission will always be recieved.
This post was edited on 8/22/19 at 1:24 pm
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Posted on 8/22/19 at 2:00 pm to CP3
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There is no legitamate excuse to not have an EPIRB/PLB if your offshore
as there appears to be nobody in this thread that actually knows the missing boaters, i guess its not in poor taste to move on from the rescue effort discussion
yes, everyone should have a beacon.
if you dont, this one is extremely affordable and well reviewed. fortunately i've never had to use it but it stays with me when i'm on the boat
ACR PLB
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