I noticed some of the reviews of the ACR Res-Q-Link PLB indicate that the beacons "must have a clear view to the Southern sky" for it to work. "It must be a clear view to very low in the southern sky, (like nearly to the horizon). It didn't work in an even slightly wooded/forested area."

A good portion of my more risky work is alone in remote heavily forested wooded areas, where, if the above comments are true, there whould be little or no chance of finding such an open space --- at least for miles in any direction.

I don't see where in the more typical scenerios for me (such as getting snake bit) this PLB would work. For instance, if I were snake bit, would I have where-with-all to walk several miles to a more open area where the PLB might not work anyway?

Any comments in this regard would be appreciated.