The transition from analog Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB) to digital EPIRB’s is explained in this Coast Guard video. The Coast Guard will no longer monitor analog EPIRB transmissions after Feb 1, 2009.
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Search and rescue goes digital; analog distress signal no longer received
NEW ORLEANS– The Coast Guard would like to remind commercial and recreational boaters that beginning Feb. 1, 2009, the Coast Guard and other search and rescue personnel will only receive distress alerts from digital 406-MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs).
Coast Guard will no longer monitor 121.5/243MHz emergency beacons
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Beginning Feb. 1 the Coast Guard and other search-and-rescue personnel will only monitor and receive distress alert broadcasts using digital 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB).
New year phases out old technology
by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell
As the door closes on 2008 and the new year offers a new start, the Coast Guard is urging mariners and aviators to start the year off right and make the switch to a digital emergency beacon.
Coast Guard responding to sailors abandoning ship 172 miles off N.C.
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., is responding to four people in a life raft, 172 miles east of Wilmington, Friday.
Coast Guard Urges “Best Safety Practices” for Upcoming Winter Storms
SAN FRANCISCO – As the winter storm season approaches, the Coast Guard is urging the boating public to exercise responsible practices, and to keep beach safety guidelines in mind.