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 ...

A personal locator beacon is a 406 MHz beacon that can be used anywhere in the world, including the most remote locations like on oceans, mountains and in deep wilderness. The satellite system can ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. Getting out of cell service is more than just a side effect of exploring the outdoors. Sometimes it's the point. To ...

A group of fishermen adrift in the remote Western Pacific made their recent rescue significantly easier because they carried a personal locator beacon, according to the U.S. Coast Guard search ...

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 ...

PHOENIX — Several hiking incidents have turned tragic in the Valley in recent days. Hiking experts said they might have turned out differently if the hikers had a personal locator beacon with them.

Recent search and rescue efforts on Mt Adams and Mt Hood bring attention for greater awareness of Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) use in the backcountry. PLB's are hand held devices that send a signal ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...