You're welcome, Mitch. I really do think they're important if you'll be traveling a lot by yourself. Even if I never use it, I like having some peace of mind. 👍
I just anchored and found the beacon had been activated despite the activation button was covered. The coast guard was out looking for me! What's the use of a PLB if you can't keep it on you? I'm supposed to be going to the South Pacific with this thing but i can't in good conscience carry this aboard if it's going to be responsible for unnecessary and costly rescue missions. Worst yet, this false alarm occurred in British Columbia Canada in a well-traveled area with lots of satellite coverage and the coast guard COULD NOT FIND ME!!! Sure the antenna was stowed but if it creates false alarms and the antenna is not great....not cool. I paid $600 for this garbage! Do not buy this for marine use especially if you plan to goo offshore in remote areas.
Hi Dove. That’s cool. Or you can call me and I’ll come rescue you🤣😀. My new iPhone has some type of an emergency satellite call feature that will be active later this fall. Im very familiar with ELT’s ( Emergency Locator Transmitter) on aircraft. Hopefully you never need to use it.
I have the much older Aquafix 406 (which is gargantuan compared to that one, but it does float) and to activate it you have to hold down the Test *and* the GPS buttons for at least 1 second after lifting the cover over them up (and it has a separate button to turn it off). That makes it *much* harder to accidentally activate. I'm guessing it was built in 2010 since the battery packs (it has two) and the label on the back of the unit both show the same Expiration Date of 5/2015. It is currently registered and I had no issues doing so, which makes me think either it was never registered by the person on eBay I bought it from or they removed it from the registry before they sold it. It passed all Self Tests (including the GPS one you only do once in the battery packs' 5 year life, which isn't an issue since I intend to replace the battery packs anyway) and is in perfect physical shape. ACR devices are the Golden Standard for Emergency Rescue Equipment of their type. They text them *extensively* , subjecting them to intense heat, brutal cold, vibration, shock, salt water exposure, UV light exposure, immersion (they are rated to 10 feet of water for 30 minutes) and I even saw a video of an EPIRB (which is the large beacons they carry on ships) that had *fire damage* and it was still working! P.S. I did the same thing you did and put the number in my contacts for the USAFRCC just in case.
🙂✌️👍 them are excellent units I'm glad you did the review it's on my list to get. Thanks for sharing
You're welcome, Mitch. I really do think they're important if you'll be traveling a lot by yourself. Even if I never use it, I like having some peace of mind. 👍
Better to have it and not need it, that to need it and not have it. Sorry, I look for a chance to say that whenever I can. 😁 Good info Dove.👍🏾
LOL. Thanks, Lamont.
"A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill.” - Frank Borman - CDR, Apollo 8
I just anchored and found the beacon had been activated despite the activation button was covered. The coast guard was out looking for me! What's the use of a PLB if you can't keep it on you? I'm supposed to be going to the South Pacific with this thing but i can't in good conscience carry this aboard if it's going to be responsible for unnecessary and costly rescue missions. Worst yet, this false alarm occurred in British Columbia Canada in a well-traveled area with lots of satellite coverage and the coast guard COULD NOT FIND ME!!! Sure the antenna was stowed but if it creates false alarms and the antenna is not great....not cool. I paid $600 for this garbage! Do not buy this for marine use especially if you plan to goo offshore in remote areas.
I'm guessing you were moving while this attempted rescue was going on?
Hi Dove. That’s cool. Or you can call me and I’ll come rescue you🤣😀. My new iPhone has some type of an emergency satellite call feature that will be active later this fall. Im very familiar with ELT’s ( Emergency Locator Transmitter) on aircraft. Hopefully you never need to use it.
It's kinda like insurance, IMO. You have it but hope to never need it. Lol.
I have the much older Aquafix 406 (which is gargantuan compared to that one, but it does float) and to activate it you have to hold down the Test *and* the GPS buttons for at least 1 second after lifting the cover over them up (and it has a separate button to turn it off). That makes it *much* harder to accidentally activate. I'm guessing it was built in 2010 since the battery packs (it has two) and the label on the back of the unit both show the same Expiration Date of 5/2015.
It is currently registered and I had no issues doing so, which makes me think either it was never registered by the person on eBay I bought it from or they removed it from the registry before they sold it. It passed all Self Tests (including the GPS one you only do once in the battery packs' 5 year life, which isn't an issue since I intend to replace the battery packs anyway) and is in perfect physical shape.
ACR devices are the Golden Standard for Emergency Rescue Equipment of their type. They text them *extensively* , subjecting them to intense heat, brutal cold, vibration, shock, salt water exposure, UV light exposure, immersion (they are rated to 10 feet of water for 30 minutes) and I even saw a video of an EPIRB (which is the large beacons they carry on ships) that had *fire damage* and it was still working!
P.S. I did the same thing you did and put the number in my contacts for the USAFRCC just in case.
Awesome! Thanks for the feedback. 👍
The ResQLink 400 does float.
@@jshepard152 If I remember correctly there were both floating and non-floating versions.