Personal Emergency GPS Beacon

[junzhang]

Hi Tonka97,

Which model did you choose? Does it need special housing underwater? Is there any model small enough to wear on the neck all the times when backpacking?

[tonka97]

Originally Posted by junzhang

Hi Tonka97,

Which model did you choose? Does it need special housing underwater? Is there any model small enough to wear on the neck all the times when backpacking?

It is about 6" x 2.5" x 2"

It is too large to wear on your neck, but would easily fit into fanny pack.

I have a special cannister for SCUBA use (300 feet); otherwise you don't need one. The beacon device is water resistant to several feet, but not at SCUBA depths.

I purchased my model at Landfall Landfall Navigation Marine Safety & Nautical Charts Chandlery and noticed that they have different models than the one I purchased a year ago.

I like the product and have confidence in it.

[MConnelly2]

Originally Posted by No Misses

I have a question regarding what is easier to see with NVG, xenon strobe or blue LED? I have a Xenon strobe that lasts for just a couple of hours on 2 AA batteries. The "Glo-Tube" that I just purchased has a burn time of 30-80 hours depending on the flash mode selected. In my unscientific testing, with a naked eye, I believe that the Blue LED is brighter than the strobe. How would they compare when using NVG? is blue one of the amplified light colors or would it be muted?

Xenon, without question.

By the way, speaking of EPIRBS, something I saw today that made me wonder, well, I can't say what it made me wonder, this being a family show and all, but if you have an EPIRB that activates automatically when it is out of its bracket and in the water - don't store it out of it's bracket where it is most likely going to be sloshing around in water.

Yeah.