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2. Emergency locator beacon - Wikipedia

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   An emergency locator beacon is a radio beacon, a portable battery powered radio transmitter, used to locate airplanes, vessels, and persons in distress and in need of immediate rescue. Various types of emergency locator beacons are carried by aircraft, ships, vehicles, hikers and cross-country skiers.

3. These Are the Best Emergency Radios to Keep You Updated ... - AOL

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   Like the other radios, this model receives emergency weather forecasts from NOAA and updates from AM/FM stations, and it has a 2000mAh battery equipped with a USB port to keep your phone charged.

4. Emergency position-indicating radiobeacon - Wikipedia

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   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 immediate rescue. In the event of an emergency, such as a ship sinking or medical emergency onboard, the ...

5. Amateur radio emergency communications - Wikipedia

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   Solar-powered Amateur Radio Station in tents. Note the portable VHF/UHF satellite and HF antennas in the background Rugged HF transceiver for voice communications. In times of crisis and natural disasters, amateur radio is often used as a means of emergency communication when wireline, cell phones and other conventional means of communications fail.

6. Distress signal - Wikipedia

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   In addition, distress can be signaled using automated radio signals such as a Search and Rescue Transponder (SART) which response to 9 GHz radar signal, or an Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) which operates in the 406 MHz radio frequency.

7. Emergency radio - Wikipedia

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   Some emergency radios can also be powered by an attached solar panel. One element that separates some emergency radios from other types of radios, is the ability to broadcast alerts via the Emergency Alert System, even when the radio sound is turned off. This is especially useful in areas where sudden storms, tornadoes, tsunamis or other fast ...