PLB rescueME 115 grams

[Strider]

They are a PLB, not an EPIRB, hence are not an "ocean product".

[Orangutan]

I think what they were getting at was that they are made by ocean signal and had an attachment for a PFD. The writer speculated they may have needed a more clear view of the sky. Can't remember the site unfortunately. I tend to agree with you guys. Just curious if anyone had heard of any rescues since its a new product and everyone here seems pretty clued in!
The 7yr battery life is appealing. Thanks for the input guys

[Strider]

The only differences between EPIRB and PLB are the latter is not required tonfloat with the antenna clear of the water and is only mandated to a 24hr transmission period (rather than 48hrs).

[walkerchris77]

Soon there will be a plb watch.

[wayno]

Soon there will be a plb watch.

if there is I wouldnt rely on one.. most of the size of a PLB is taken up by the battery to be able to transmit at a strong enough power and for long enough to give a good assurance of contacting a satelite and allow rescue services especialy helicopters to locate people who need rescuing. they also have extendable aerials to improve satellite connection.
a PLB watch will either transmit at a much lower power and or for a shorter duration, making them less reliable than dedicated PLB's given your watch runs continuously , if your battery strength isnt good when you set off the plb function, you may not get a satellite connection at all.

[Strider]

Wayno you are assuming battery technology won't advance beyond current specs. However, it already is...

http://phys.org/news/2013-11-harvard-ma ... -tiny.html

[wayno]

when dedicated PLB's are the size of watches then i will think about using a PLB watch, until then i'll stick to a dedicated PLB

[GPSGuided]

Why wait? There's already one. Not sure weighweenies would adopt it though even with the Ti band. At $18k a pop, PLB rescueMe is absolute bargain basement priced. Now, only if it has GPS mapping display I would think about it...
http://www.gizmag.com/breitling-emergency-2/27364/



Oh wait. It's 140g. With rescueMe PLB1 at 116g, this will be a hard decider for some.

Last edited by GPSGuided on Mon 19 May, 2014 9:10 am, edited 4 times in total.

[wayno]

and a snip at only $17,000.

[Giddy_up]

PLB Rescue me, can't tell you what time it was when you got into trouble. That feature alone has to be worth $16500.

[GPSGuided]

PLB Rescue me, can't tell you what time it was when you got into trouble. That feature alone has to be worth $16500.

Now you are thinking! Also no count down timer to battery exhaustion over that precious golden 24 hrs of operation.

[Ellobuddha]

Strider,

Please check PM mate. Need a heads up on the PLB price.

Cheers
Paul

[Strider]

Strider,

Please check PM mate. Need a heads up on the PLB price.

Cheers
Paul

Sorry mate yes I did see this. Unfortunately the deal I knew of no longer exists. The cheapest I've seen lately is CH Smith at $329.

[walkon]

Just bought one from epirbhire.com.au or $280 or $290. Its battery expiry was 2021. Looked like new came with a float pouch as well, read the blurb I thought it was good value for money. They were extremely good to deal with, posted the same day as payment, follow up emails to make sure I received it and information links to register the plb in my name.

I'm not connected in any way with them, just a very happy customer who likes to give credit where it's due.

Oh yeah, that price was delivery included

[walkon]

That was epirbhire.com.au will edit post

[walkerchris77]

and a snip at only $17,000.

3 please. Does it come with its own chopper in standby

[Ellobuddha]

Taa Walkon,

Have past it on. Great price