RE: [Aus-soaring] EPIRB/GPIRB

[Stuart & Kerri FERGUSON]

Guys – I am not supposed to make brand recommendations because of my employment.   What I can tell you is that any of the beacons that meet the standards are acceptable, What may not be acceptable to date are the prices of some of these units.   One thing to remembers is that not all beacons are the same.   EPIRBs are built for the marine environment including the use of water as the ground plain. ELT’s are build for aviation – to be fitted to aircraft – the military also refer to these as CPIs (Crash Position Indicator) PLB – Personal Locator Beacon – for personal use – usually small with little of no floatation.   I have never heard of a GPIRB and I work with this stuff every day – is this a marketing name being used for a beacon with a GPS ?       To avoid any bar of salesman BS and to assist you make a sound purchase decision go to www.amsa.gov.au and read the material on 406 beacons and you will probably know more than the salesman – and that can be fun in its self tripping them up with questions you really know the answer to.   Regards   SDF             From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geoff Kidd Sent: Wednesday, 12 October 2005 6:37 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] EPIRB/GPIRB   Robert       The AMSA website mentions that they are lobbying for the international specs to be relaxed a tad so that cheaper technology can be accepted, which will make the 406 MHz units cheaper and smaller, but it's interesting that with the Feb 2009 date now within the battery life of most EPIRBs, you need to buy an imminently superseded unit to get a "personal" EPIRB or reasonable size.       If the GPIRB features can be built in a smaller package it would be great for our circumstances.   Regards Geoff       ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Hart To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] EPIRB/GPIRB   Geoff Kidd wrote: > Does anyone have a suggestion on what is the best small 406 MHz EPIRB > (GPIRB) that complies with the post Feb 2009 requirements? I am not aware of any *personal* beacons that meet the new requirements that is available in Australia. I googled and could only find http://www.gme.net.au/epirb/mt400.php, which is not a personal system but a vehicle system. I suspect that as we track towards the year when the older system is being replaced by the 406MHz system such units will become available. -- Robert Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] +61 (0)438 385 533   http://www.hart.wattle.id.au _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

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