Archive for October 18th, 2009
Personal locator beacons used for hunting trips by adventure companies. Many companies that offer hunting and fishing trips to remote locations are using personal locator beacons as an added safety feature for customers. For many people, a hunting or fishing trip into the wilderness can be an excursion enjoyed only once or a few times in a lifetime. If anything were to go wrong, the only way to contact someone is with the use of a very expensive satellite phone or a personal locator beacon (PLB). A PLB can be carried for years without any cost at all. If needed, it can be counted on to work because it floats and is waterproof. The satellite phones are expensive (to buy and operate) and not very durable. This is why many adventure and outdoor companies rely on the personal locator beacon for added safety of their employees and customers.