Thread: Plb

Yes
PLB, a small 406 beacon that transmits for a minimum 24 hours.
EPIRB, a 406 beacon that floats and transmits for a minimum 48 hours.
ELT, a 406 beacon with a G switch that may also transmit on 121.5/243

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Is the site to register your Beacon. Pretty straight forward and painless.

And when this you see this you'll be glad you had it!


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Originally Posted by ROKTOY

Shop Online NZ - SkippersMate.co.nz
Sellers own website.

i got a kti SA2G PLB nice and small long battery life so can now take it hunting or fishing cost me $329.00 that was the best price i had seen they are $314.00 on skipprsmate website and yes made in AUS and registered for NZ use all good is all i can say

The cheapest insurance on the market.

Awesome, thanks for the answers guys. Been meaning to get one for a while, at that price can't say no, will order one next payday

Ordered one late Wednesday from Skippersmate, arrived Monday. Quick & good service, very happy. All registered and good to go (hopefully won't have to though!!)
Thanks again for the info guys

The additional benefit is my wife is a lot more relaxed when I go on a solo trip with my PLB too.

Originally Posted by SiB

The additional benefit is my wife is a lot more relaxed when I go on a solo trip with my PLB too.

Yeah that's the main reason I got one, worried I'd have a tumble when out on my own

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Originally Posted by SGR

Looking at purchasing a plb.
Browsing through trademe and see the majority of the ones listed are based in australia (and are a lot cheaper)

They do say they are still operational here in NZ but wanted to be sure
Any one purchased one from there before?

Look at there listings the other day. Sharp pricing just a shame we a getting ripped off here in nz again. Prefer when i buy one it goes direct to nz center not via aussie with a 15min time delay?

bigbear; not sure where you are getting the 15 minutes and going to aussie centre not nz. All NZ coded and other country beacon's signal go to the nearest LUT (local user terminal - satellite station). In the NZ, Taupo will be the first point of contact. If it is NZ coded, then RCCNZ in Wellington will be advised of signal. Au coded both Au & NZ. It is only the registered emergency contact information that is with the respective beacon's HEX ID country code. If NZ want to know who it is, they just contact that country's database centre. They are all SaR within a global network.

Originally Posted by Ben-tard

Yeah that's the main reason I got one, worried I'd have a tumble when out on my own

Always carry on yourself and not the backpack... you go one way and the pack the other... bugger!!

And make sure they are registered and info is UPDATED regularly.

NZ PLBs are a global use item as well. Just the same as me coming to NZ with my Au one and being treated by RCCNZ no different than any model or country beacon activated. They don't give a "rats". They just go to help! Registration of emergency contacts just makes it easier for them to know what they are "walking / flying into"...


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Originally Posted by ROKTOY

Home
Is the site to register your Beacon. Pretty straight forward and painless.

No it's not.. Home

You can even phone them as well.

Or download the Printable Registration form below, fill it in and post, email or fax your form to:
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand
PO Box 30050
Lower Hutt 5040
Fax: +64 4 577 8041


406registry@maritimenz.govt.nz

Originally Posted by Moutere

Yes
PLB, a small 406 beacon that transmits for a minimum 24 hours.
EPIRB, a 406 beacon that floats and transmits for a minimum 48 hours.
ELT, a 406 beacon with a G switch that may also transmit on 121.5/243

If you ever activate one, NEVER switch it off and on thinking you are saving battery power. As Moutere stated, PLB's are designed to transmit for a minimum of 24 hours and so once activated not only the satellite needs to pick up your signal, but the PLB also transmits a VHF signal for the chopper overhead and the LandSAR ground trackers.

Kti or resqlink?

KTI