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In light of the recent news story about lost climbers on Mt Hood, I am wondering if the Emergency models are suitable for this type of activity. If the climbers had one and deployed it they would be found by now, correct?

Well if there was a signal then there would be a response - no guarantees that they would be found.

Technically they are for aviation related emergencies, but as has been discussed before, if a real non aviation emergency related in the transmitter being activated I doubt that there would be any issues.

Thanks for the info., I am a little uncertain of all the frequencies used in emergency location devices. I've attached a link on a location device using both 406 Mhz and 121.5 Mhz for homing. This device is used in marine activity such as sailing offshore.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/st ... /0/0?N=377 710&Ne=0&Ntt=emergency transmitter&Ntk=Secondary Search&Ntx=mode matchallpartial&Nao=0&Ns=0&keyword=emergency transmitter&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=8&subdeptNum=52&classNum=53

Wow, that is a long link but it should work. As a sailor and a climber, I am wondering about the usufulness of such a watch and what restrictions one might have using them. Maybe I am looking for an excuse to buy a cool watch.

I need to make sure I pick up an Emergency before I head up on my summer camping trip to Pinery Park up in Ontario

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Mmmmm

Breitling (civillian) Emergencies transmit on 121.5. That's all that's necessary. Can't remember the range off the top of my head, and it depends on altitude, obstructions, etc. There's generally a diagram in the chronolog.

Says in the catalogue

"From a mountain-top, the range of the signal may reach over 400km/220NM for a plane flying at an altitude of 10,000 m/33,000 ft.

On flat terrain, the range of the signal may vary between 36 km/20 NM for a search plane flying at 900 m/3,000 ft and 160 km/90 NM for a plane flying at 6,000 m/20,000 ft.

In undulating or very uneven terrain, the range is reduced. The postion of the transmitter plays a crucial role in increasing the range of transmission. The auxillary antenna enables considerable amplificaion of the transmitter range without using additional energy.

On board a ship, the range is the same as on a flat terrain. However, for a survivor floating with a life jacket in calm waters, the range is estimated at 50 km/30 NM for an aircraft flying at an altitude of 500 m/1650 ft".

Not to sure how much those figures would increase my chances of being found but i would assume that your chances are better with one than without one.

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Cockpit MOP dial / Pilot bracelet

I could care less what is or is not permitted by Breitling. If I ever had a life-threatening emergency, id use the transmitter. Id rather deal with them after being rescued.

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-RJ

My post from breitling wasnt criteria for you to use and Emergency but letting you know the ranges of the transmitter at different altitudes and terrain.

You use when you want to use i guess.

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Cockpit MOP dial / Pilot bracelet