http://gcaptain.com/406-epirbs-are-digital-right/?5972 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:08:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://gcaptain.com/406-epirbs-are-digital-right/?5972#comment-18124 Mario Vittone Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:44:16 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=5972#comment-18124 Mark, that reminds me of something else about EPIRBS - If the antenna isn't out of the water, the signal strength is greatly diminished. So you might have to tread water with one hand above your head, holding your epirb out of the water. If your EPIRB doesn't float upright (most of the PLB variety do not) than you need to find a way to keep it well above the surface. Mark, that reminds me of something else about EPIRBS – If the antenna isn't out of the water, the signal strength is greatly diminished. So you might have to tread water with one hand above your head, holding your epirb out of the water. If your EPIRB doesn't float upright (most of the PLB variety do not) than you need to find a way to keep it well above the surface.

]]> http://gcaptain.com/406-epirbs-are-digital-right/?5972#comment-23083 Mario Vittone Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:44:00 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=5972#comment-23083 Mark, that reminds me of something else about EPIRBS - If the antenna isn't out of the water, the signal strength is greatly diminished. So you might have to tread water with one hand above your head, holding your epirb out of the water. If your EPIRB doesn't float upright (most of the PLB variety do not) than you need to find a way to keep it well above the surface. Mark, that reminds me of something else about EPIRBS – If the antenna isn't out of the water, the signal strength is greatly diminished. So you might have to tread water with one hand above your head, holding your epirb out of the water. If your EPIRB doesn't float upright (most of the PLB variety do not) than you need to find a way to keep it well above the surface.

]]> http://gcaptain.com/406-epirbs-are-digital-right/?5972#comment-18115 Mark Scease Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:23:23 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=5972#comment-18115 Nice Post, wish I had the information early to buy stock in the '406 GPS loaded provider companies, as it appears as the low end market isn't worth diddly, unless one is really really proficient at treading water. Then again, if I was sitting in the exec suite, I would be looking at the letter of the law and buying the low end product. After all, treading water is a skill taught in sctw'95 Nice Post, wish I had the information early to buy stock in the '406 GPS loaded provider companies, as it appears as the low end market isn't worth diddly, unless one is really really proficient at treading water. Then again, if I was sitting in the exec suite, I would be looking at the letter of the law and buying the low end product. After all, treading water is a skill taught in sctw'95

]]> http://gcaptain.com/406-epirbs-are-digital-right/?5972#comment-23082 Mark Scease Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:23:00 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=5972#comment-23082 Nice Post, wish I had the information early to buy stock in the '406 GPS loaded provider companies, as it appears as the low end market isn't worth diddly, unless one is really really proficient at treading water. Then again, if I was sitting in the exec suite, I would be looking at the letter of the law and buying the low end product. After all, treading water is a skill taught in sctw'95 Nice Post, wish I had the information early to buy stock in the '406 GPS loaded provider companies, as it appears as the low end market isn't worth diddly, unless one is really really proficient at treading water. Then again, if I was sitting in the exec suite, I would be looking at the letter of the law and buying the low end product. After all, treading water is a skill taught in sctw'95

]]> http://gcaptain.com/406-epirbs-are-digital-right/?5972#comment-18089 Capt Mike Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:07:57 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=5972#comment-18089 Excellent info and a big Welcome Aboard from the gCaptain community! Excellent info and a big Welcome Aboard from the gCaptain community!

]]> http://gcaptain.com/406-epirbs-are-digital-right/?5972#comment-23081 Capt Mike Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:07:00 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=5972#comment-23081 Excellent info and a big Welcome Aboard from the gCaptain community! Excellent info and a big Welcome Aboard from the gCaptain community!

]]> http://gcaptain.com/406-epirbs-are-digital-right/?5972#comment-18054 Ryan Erickson Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:42:03 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=5972#comment-18054 Great post Mario! As a SAR controller I would like to attest to the "better-ness" (not really a word is it) of the 406 over the now defunct 121.5's. Our job is made 200 times faster/easier with the onboard GPS encoded EPIRBS. I would also like to make a comment on the header "What 150 Bucks More Gets You:" I'll tell you what it'll get you- as saved life. Great post Mario! As a SAR controller I would like to attest to the "better-ness" (not really a word is it) of the 406 over the now defunct 121.5's. Our job is made 200 times faster/easier with the onboard GPS encoded EPIRBS. I would also like to make a comment on the header "What 150 Bucks More Gets You:" I'll tell you what it'll get you- as saved life.

]]> http://gcaptain.com/406-epirbs-are-digital-right/?5972#comment-23080 Ryan Erickson Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:42:00 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=5972#comment-23080 Great post Mario! As a SAR controller I would like to attest to the "better-ness" (not really a word is it) of the 406 over the now defunct 121.5's. Our job is made 200 times faster/easier with the onboard GPS encoded EPIRBS. I would also like to make a comment on the header "What 150 Bucks More Gets You:" I'll tell you what it'll get you- as saved life. Great post Mario! As a SAR controller I would like to attest to the "better-ness" (not really a word is it) of the 406 over the now defunct 121.5's. Our job is made 200 times faster/easier with the onboard GPS encoded EPIRBS. I would also like to make a comment on the header "What 150 Bucks More Gets You:" I'll tell you what it'll get you- as saved life.

]]> http://gcaptain.com/406-epirbs-are-digital-right/?5972#comment-18046 Mac’s TV Emporium » Blog Archive » 406 EPIRBS are Digital, Right? Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:06:22 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=5972#comment-18046 [...] Read More… February 3rd, 2009 in Digi TV [...] [...] Read More… February 3rd, 2009 in Digi TV [...]

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