[pct-l] yet more on ELTs

[kdpo@pacbell.net (Ken & Marcia Powers)]

Who was with me at Warner Springs last May. A large group of hikers was
picking boxes at the Post Office when SAR arrived with their tracking
antenna and all decked out in their work gear. They tracked a transponder to
the Post Office interior or parking lot and were asking all through hikers
if they were carrying a transponder that was accidentally sending! I told
them "No." twice, then began to worry that I was the guilty party if my sons
(who worry lots and are techno geeks) had bugged me. I quickly left the area
and don't know who the guilty party was.

Marcia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brick Robbins" <brick@fastpack.com>
To: "PCT-L Mailing List (E-mail)" <pct-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 3:07 PM
Subject: [pct-l] yet more on ELTs


> At 03:12 PM 3/9/01 , Ronald Moak wrote:
> >So if you're going to take one of these devices. Try and an make sure
your
> >injured somewhere someone can see you easily.
>
> I concur, but as long as the ELT is going off, they will keep looking for
> you, even if they dont see aircraft wreckage. About the only time they
> DON'T keep looking urgently is when the signal is coming from the parking
> ramp at an airport (which is about 99% of the signals).
>
> ELTs are available for back country use, and the SAR folks know that.
While
> probably not optimum, I can't think of a better solution for the problem
posed.
>
> In my original post I recognized the "signal the search aircraft" aspect
of
> the problem and wrote:
>
>  >> A smoke flare would probably be a good supplement to go with it, so
you
> could signal the search aircraft when you see it circling.<<
>
> -Brick
>
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