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Raise your PLB to give maximum line of sight access to the sky
Mike Hill who from the Rescue Coordination Centre recommends steps that can be taken to assist rescuers after you’ve activated your PLB 1. It’s important to have the beacon aerial as high as possible, and ideally in a clear location – giving maximum line-of-sight access to the sky 2. Make yourself visible – especially at […]

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