GME is the only Australian manufacturer of UHF CB radios and emergency beacon products and has been delivering industry-leading RF communication devices for over 60 years. When it comes to a personal ...

Personal locator beacons are emergency devices that broadcast a distress signal on a specific radio frequency. Learn more about PLBs here. [Credit: iStock] Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are ...

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Update: Read our 2015 review of 4 personal locator beacons. There are moments in the lives of many paddlers when things come perilously close to going wrong. It might be a sudden offshore wind that ...

To survive a boating accident, you need to mentally rehearse your responses to as many possible risks as you can imagine. The most important safety equipment on board is your brain. But here are three ...

My boyfriend has paddled a couple of rivers solo and is planning a third this fall. Typically gone for a week, he tries to call me each night to give me his location and coordinates, but sometimes ...

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 ...

Wherify GPS Personal Locator for Kids is the first implementation of a well-conceived service that lets parents locate, track, and communicate with their children via a bulky, 4.2-ounce wristwatch ...

When there is an emergency you want to be able to call for help immediately, but that is not always possible in remote areas where telecommunication services are patchy. The Red Cross has issued 200 ...

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