All expeditions in polar regions need to be outfitted with a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB). If we find ourselves in a life threthening situation that we can’t get out of by our own devices, we will first try to call up the authorities of Greenland by sattelite phone. If that for some reason should fail we have one last resort; the PLB. Once activated, it will transmit our position via sattelite to a rescue central and they in turn will trigger a rescue mission if the weather conditions, manpower and equipment allows.
Instead of renting one in Norway for a small fortune, Terje went and purchased a brand new ACR Microfix 406 while visiting the US in January. It is small, sexy and weighs in at just 300 grams.
July 22nd, 2009
Kor mye koste denne da?
July 22nd, 2009
I purchased the PLB from Backcountry.com when I visited the US in january. I paid about NOK 3700. Now it’s on sale and will set you back about NOK 2700. Delivered in Norway, I think you would wind up at about NOK 3700 when it clears customs. That’s a bargain in my book. Be sure to get a hard case for it too. The Pelican cases are ideal. Hope this helps.