Dave, search the archives for a thread called "of EPIRB's, bricks and
coconuts"

-Sean


On Sat, 19 Feb 2000 11:25:25 +1100, David Reinhard wrote:

>Hi Guys,
>	  I believe it is possible to get small personal EPIRBs, and with the
>number of divers lately who have been left behind or drifted off in
>currents I have been wondering about their use in diving. I recognise that
>it would be best to ensure you don't get into this kind of situation but
>things can go wrong even with the best planning.
>I confess to having very little knowledge of how EPIRBs work so
>some questions if anyone can help me:
>
>- roughly what size are they?
>- what sort of depth rating would they have or do they require a housing?
>- would batteries be user replacable
>- are these small units "powerful" enough to do the job (ie signal strength
>- or does the signal go via satellite)?
>- when an EPIRB is activated who actually receives the signal?
>- are any/many divers using them (if not why not?)
>- any particular brands better than others (any web sites)? 
>
>Sorry if my questions are a bit naive but i am just trying to find out if
>this is a useful concept or not.
>
>Thanks,
>		Dave.


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