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Re:Lonely people's brains are different due to excess of ima... by _rs on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @10:43PM (#25438803)
From some reading I've done, it seems the type of device I'd want is a PLB and not a EPIRB (which you register to a vessel?) It also says PLBs you'd register to yourself and have to update every 2 years - but some articles I've seen say you can use them more than once. (source: https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/personal-locator-bea...) How much of this is accurate?

Also, seeing on https://www.acrartex.com/products/resqlink-400 it says "Battery Replacement: After 5 years or after emergency use, whichever is first"

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Re:Lonely people's brains are different due to excess of ima... by octoberfranklin on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @04:30AM (#25440587)
Well, they both use the same satellites and radio signals. It's the same electronics in different packaging.

Speaking of packaging, the product you linked to is the buoyant version. Don't get that for hiking, it's significantly larger (physically) than the non-buoyant one. Confusingly, they are both called the "ResQLink 400".

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