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The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a reminder to mariners: Effective Feb. 1, 2009, older model Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) that broadcast on 121.5 MHz or 243 MHz will not be monitored by satellite.
See www.uscglosangeles.com/go/doc/830/198867.
Effective that date, the satellites will only monitor for radio beacons broadcasting on 406 MHz. Some of the newer EPIRBs are equipped with embedded GPS, which will automatically signal the location of the distress.
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