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Goldfields police want prospectors 2 have emergency beacons
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<blockquote data-quote="Village" data-source="post: 46203" data-attributes="member: 1900"><p>GPS won t save your life, PLB will, simple. Amazing that people will spend a couple of hundred bucks on silly stuff, but over look the important stuff. PLB sends a signal direct to AMSA, and can be tracked by most air craft. GME have the MT401G which can get down to a 10m accuracy. There are a few others out there,, but really just toys. Spot trackers etc don't send a signal with your location to a 24 hour, 365 days a year manned emergency centre, who can then scramble help immediately from any location and service, including the military.</p><p></p><p>Think about it, I'm have been amazed for years how especially, prospectors the majority of whom venture out in the field with little or no training or equipment. Honestly ask yourself who many of you even carry a topo map and a compass for the area your going? know how to do a resection in the field? carry an emergency signalling device, mirror, flares, smoke? Never mind the high tech stuff like PLB's, sat phones and gps units. Any inn addition, know truly how to use them.</p><p></p><p>So I say if it takes legislation to make people be safe, then so be it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Village, post: 46203, member: 1900"] GPS won t save your life, PLB will, simple. Amazing that people will spend a couple of hundred bucks on silly stuff, but over look the important stuff. PLB sends a signal direct to AMSA, and can be tracked by most air craft. GME have the MT401G which can get down to a 10m accuracy. There are a few others out there,, but really just toys. Spot trackers etc don't send a signal with your location to a 24 hour, 365 days a year manned emergency centre, who can then scramble help immediately from any location and service, including the military. Think about it, I'm have been amazed for years how especially, prospectors the majority of whom venture out in the field with little or no training or equipment. Honestly ask yourself who many of you even carry a topo map and a compass for the area your going? know how to do a resection in the field? carry an emergency signalling device, mirror, flares, smoke? Never mind the high tech stuff like PLB's, sat phones and gps units. Any inn addition, know truly how to use them. So I say if it takes legislation to make people be safe, then so be it. [/QUOTE]
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