ELBs and PLBs locating beacons?

[Edbear]

I do think a PLB is a good investment and I will be getting one for myself. As has been noted, cellphone coverage is still very patchy in NZ and one of the reasons why is that it is not cost-effective for the big Telco's to expand the number of towers for such small pockets of population. They can't recover their costs in many places. It is a problem the Govt. recognises and so do the Telco's and big businesses. It's just that NZ has so diverse a topography it would require hundreds of cell-towers that would never be covered cost-wise.

Satellite phones are very expensive, and the modern PLB's are very effective and cost efficient, I think, anyway.

[carburator]

I have a GME MT410G or something like that. Never used it (thankfully) and hope I never will, for anyone.

I chose it, as mobile coverage is patchy, and even GPS coverage can be patchy, especially in the likes of forests, gullies etc. I figure if I need help, then it's serious enough to need everything I can get, and a PLB has the best chance of getting a signal and raising help.

Stuff like the SPOT uses GPS, and people have said they have failed to get lockons. My PLB does have GPS as well, so it can narrow down my location to a matter of metres, if GPS coverage is available etc.

I do not like spot, the lock on for SAR is not great, the artex not only transmits a gps location but also transmits a locator beacon as well.
we use it for hunting but also out fishing in the boat as the latest model is water proof and floats..

[carburator]

This is the one I can get.

after reading the spec's given the price id spend the extra $49 for the artex
also I don't have to buy ten to get that price either plus the artex comes
with a strobe , first aid kit, survival mirror and whistle and a head lamp
( ok so some xtra goodies )