What is a personal locator beacon (PLB)? A personal locator beacon, or PLB, is a small device meant for use in an emergency that helps rescue teams find your exact location. When used, it sends an SOS ...

Colorado search-and-rescue officials have been chasing satellite SOS signals around the state, sometimes tracking them to thrift stores, landfills and other bizarre locations. Personal locator beacons ...

A group of fishermen adrift in the remote Western Pacific made their recent rescue significantly easier because they carried a personal locator beacon, according to the U.S. Coast Guard search ...

PHOENIX — Several hiking incidents have turned tragic in the Valley in recent days. Hiking experts said they might have turned out differently if the hikers had a personal locator beacon with them.

A personal locator beacon is a 406 MHz beacon that can be used anywhere in the world, including the most remote locations like on oceans, mountains and in deep wilderness. The satellite system can ...

A new safety alert issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urges vessel owners and operators to provide each crewmember with a personal locator device. These devices improve a ...

After a spate of rescues from Australia's wilderness in recent weeks — including some with tragic outcomes in Tasmania and success after a two-week search in Kosciuszko National Park— authorities are ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. Getting out of cell service is more than just a side effect of exploring the outdoors. Sometimes it's the point. To ...

ACR Electronics, Inc., shares a milestone registration update from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) database which recently hit a record number of 500,000 registered 406 MHz ...