Tim.M
04-26-2009, 12:49 AM
As you can tell from my other posts recently, I haven't bought electronics in over 5 years now and am hopelessly out of date.
What is the cheapest EPIRB that is worth having?
Is something like this: http://www.boatersworld.com/product/MP63528210.htm?utm_medium=productsearch&utm_source=google effective in an emergency?
This personal EPIRB sells for around $350.
The next step up in pricing is a category II epirb like
http://www.marineboatsupplies.com/satellite-epirb-category-p-117.html
(does this offer any benefit? both transmit with 2 watts of power though antennas are different)
For $425 there is the personal EPIRB with GPS built in which sounds advantageous. (the other can be hooked to a gps for location transmission, but in an emergency that could fail.)
I know I should avoid the 121.5 mhz EPIRBs still being sold as that is being discontinued so I'm only looking at the newer 406 mhz EPIRBs.
What is the difference between a "personal", a "category 1" and a "category 2" EPIRB?
What is the cheapest EPIRB that is worth having?
Is something like this: http://www.boatersworld.com/product/MP63528210.htm?utm_medium=productsearch&utm_source=google effective in an emergency?
This personal EPIRB sells for around $350.
The next step up in pricing is a category II epirb like
http://www.marineboatsupplies.com/satellite-epirb-category-p-117.html
(does this offer any benefit? both transmit with 2 watts of power though antennas are different)
For $425 there is the personal EPIRB with GPS built in which sounds advantageous. (the other can be hooked to a gps for location transmission, but in an emergency that could fail.)
I know I should avoid the 121.5 mhz EPIRBs still being sold as that is being discontinued so I'm only looking at the newer 406 mhz EPIRBs.
What is the difference between a "personal", a "category 1" and a "category 2" EPIRB?