Concerning "Class B" PLB's

Posted by: TeacherRO

Concerning "Class B" PLB's - 10/23/11 02:41 PM

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."
Posted by: Hikin_Jim

Re: Concerning "Class B" PLB's - 10/24/11 02:13 AM

I wasn't planning to buy and old one, but good to know.

HJ