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personal locator beacon

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personal locator beacon [′pərs·ən·əl ′lō‚kād·ər ‚bē·kən]
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A locator beacon capable of providing homing signals to help search-and-rescue operations.
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3) PLBs: Personal locator beacons are highly useful to adventurous people who go hiking or on trips far away from human settlements.
Marine Safety by Ted Koppel / Consumer news, advice, product reviews community
PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS For offshore fishermen who make solo trips, a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) might be a better option.
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After administering first aid, he realised he had either not brought his personal locator beacon with him or it had been lost in the fall.
Injured Brit survives days in NZ wild by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)
 
 
 
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