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  2. Emergency locator beacon - Wikipedia

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    PLBs (personal locator beacons) are for personal use and are intended to indicate a person in distress who is away from normal emergency services; e.g., 9-1-1. They are also used for crewsaving applications in shipping and lifeboats at terrestrial systems.

  3. Emergency position-indicating radiobeacon - Wikipedia

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    Overview diagram of COSPAS-SARSAT communication system used to detect and locate ELTs, EPIRBs, and PLBs First generation EPIRB emergency locator beacons. An emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB) is a type of emergency locator beacon for commercial and recreational boats, a portable, battery-powered radio transmitter used in emergencies to locate boaters in distress and in need of ...

  4. International Cospas-Sarsat Programme - Wikipedia

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    In the early 2000s (in 2003 in the USA) a new type of distress beacon, the personal locator beacon (PLB), became available [43] for use by individuals who cannot contact emergency services through normal telephone-originated services, such as 1-1-2 or 9-1-1. Typically PLBs are used by people engaged in recreational activities in remote areas ...

  5. Distress signal - Wikipedia

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    A miniaturized EPIRB capable of being carried in crew members' clothing is called a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB). Regulators do not view them as a substitute for a vessel's EPIRB. In situations with a high risk of "man overboard", such as open ocean yacht racing, PLBs may be required by the event's organizers.

  6. SPOT Satellite Messenger - Wikipedia

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    In February 2023, Kurt Knutsson of CyberGuy Report at Fox News included Spot X in a review of "the 5 best" personal locator beacons (PLB). [7] As of 2019, SPOT has successfully helped initiate more than 6,000 rescues in 100 countries. [5]

  7. Solo hiker plunges 100 feet down cliff and into icy lake ...

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    The water was partially frozen, but he got himself out of the lake before activating his Personal Locator Beacon — a satellite device that sends a signal to rescuers when someone is in distress.

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