( This was four months ago, but I didn't see it on these forums, and I'm always looking for examples of successful use of signal mirrors)

Two Michigan hikers were rescued on 8/12/2009 after about 24 hours when they signaled a rescue helicopter with a signal mirror in the Holy Cross Wilderness Area near Vail, Colorado.

News coverage (I made the tinyurl for a long link):
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_13044496
http://tinyurl.com/2009-08-12-signal-mirror
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_13049375
http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20090812/NEWS/908129994/1078
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/20363479/detail.html




Edited by rafowell (01/17/10 09:48 AM)
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A signal mirror should backup a radio distress signal, like a 406 MHz PLB (ACR PLB) (Ocean Signal PLB)