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Urgency Noted in Changeover to 406 Frequency
Older emergency beacons, which operate on the 121.5 and 243 megahertz
frequencies, will be phased out by early 2009, when 406 megahertz beacons
will become the new standard. A key advantage of some the 406 megahertz
beacons is they use Global Positioning System technology for instant
detection, leading to faster rescues.
All of the rescues in 2007 from emergency locator transmitters carried on
planes, used the older 121.5 MHz frequency. But beginning February 1,
2009, this 121.5 MHz signal will not be processed. “It’s critical that
everyone gets the message now to make the switch to the 406 MHz beacons,ö
added O’Conners.
2007 SARSAT Rescue Highlights
Four people were rescued in Lake Michigan, when a powerful storm knocked
out communications to their boat, which was running low on fuel.
Near Kanatak, Alaska, four people and a dog were pulled to safety from
their sinking boat;
Three people were rescued after their raft capsized in the rough rapids of
the Green River in northeast Utah.
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter hoisted three people from 70-foot high seas,
after their boat sank 200 miles off the coast of North Carolina.
A 71-year-old hiker, too exhausted to continue his outdoor trek along the
Pacific Crest Trail, was rescued in Wrightwood, Calif.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the U.S.
Commerce Department, is dedicated to enhancing economic security and
national safety through the prediction and research of weather and
climate-related events and information service delivery for
transportation, and by providing environmental stewardship of our nation's
coastal and marine resources. Through the emerging Global Earth
Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), NOAA is working with its federal
partners, more than 70 countries and the European Commission to develop a
global monitoring network that is as integrated as the planet it observes,
predicts, and protects.
www.noaa.gov
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