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#234250 - 10/23/11 02:41 PM Concerning "Class B" PLB's
TeacherRO Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 03/11/05
Posts: 2574
From ACR

"Anyone who wants to buy/ invest in a life saving device, be aware that ANY beacon that has CLASS B written on the outside of the unit is worthless. These operate on 121.5 and 243 MHz and the satellite system that monitored these frequencies were shut down in Jan 2009."

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#234298 - 10/24/11 02:13 AM Re: Concerning "Class B" PLB's [Re: TeacherRO]
Hikin_Jim Offline
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Registered: 10/12/07
Posts: 1804
Loc: Southern California
I wasn't planning to buy and old one, but good to know.

HJ
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