Idiots with money

[Warbirdhunter]

Fake Beacon Messes With Rescuers - Denver News Story - KMGH Denver

Jim and I have been trying to figure this one out. Why would a rescue team from down near the Great Sand Dunes be dispatched to Berthoud Pass

 

[datainmotion]

I thought Alpine Rescue was based in Clear Creek and Summit Counties?

Do we suppose this was one of the 457 kHz models?

 

[jimmnn]

Fake Beacon Messes With Rescuers - Denver News Story - KMGH Denver

Jim and I have been trying to figure this one out. Why would a rescue team from down near the Great Sand Dunes be dispatched to Berthoud Pass

There not Charles the Alpine, CO head line is just another media mistake. Alpine Search and Rescue is based in Evergreen and covers Clear Creek and surrounding counties.

Jim<

 

[rfburns]

Do we suppose this was one of the 457 kHz models?

The news story contains errors. The PLB is a current model and has a 12 ch GPS receiver and does xmit digital position data. It xmits digital data on 406.xxx Mhz. They cost around $550 each. The sidebar about avalanche beacons makes the story even more confusing. People need to register their PLB's to avoid repeat problems like this.

 

[datainmotion]

People need to register their PLB's to avoid repeat problems like this.

I agree, but expect that effort to be even less successful than getting people using GMRS/FRS blister-packed radios to acquire FCC licenses before TXing on GMRS channels.