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What is a personal locator beacon (PLB)? A personal locator beacon, or PLB, is a small device meant for use in an emergency that helps rescue teams find your exact location. When used, it sends an SOS ...

Personal locator beacons are emergency devices that broadcast a distress signal on a specific radio frequency. Learn more about PLBs here. [Credit: iStock] Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are ...

To survive a boating accident, you need to mentally rehearse your responses to as many possible risks as you can imagine. The most important safety equipment on board is your brain. But here are three ...

Personal locator beacons that send a distress signal allowed 353 people to be rescued in emergency situations in the United States and its surrounding waters in 2007, the Commerce Department's ...

ACR Electronics, Inc., shares a milestone registration update from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) database which recently hit a record number of 500,000 registered 406 MHz ...

James Kim's death was a a true tragedy, a damnable end to a hard-fought struggle. Making the most of limited resources, he set out to save his family against the odds, taking action only after a week ...

Update: Read our 2015 review of 4 personal locator beacons. There are moments in the lives of many paddlers when things come perilously close to going wrong. It might be a sudden offshore wind that ...

New Year’s Eve is a time of celebration and remembrance. Three years ago, on December 31, 2019, as the new year was being rung in across the lower 48 states, a tragedy was playing out in icy Alaskan ...

Colorado search-and-rescue officials have been chasing satellite SOS signals around the state, sometimes tracking them to thrift stores, landfills and other bizarre locations. Personal locator beacons ...

Newly certificated personal locator beacons for passengers on North Sea helicopters are being introduced, says Oil and Gas UK. Privately owned beacons had previously been banned for technical reasons, ...