Beacons vs SENDs

March 2023

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March 2023

SEND devices (left) and PLB’s are different though both do offer an SOS functions.
New Zealand Search and Rescue (NZSAR) is concerned that a range of SEND devices (satellite messengers with an SOS function), will be assumed by users to be the same as a PLB (a personal locator beacon). However, SENDs aren’t subject to the same legalisation or standardisation as are PLBs. “It’s one of the main misconceptions […]
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