BOSTON--Beginning Feb.1, 2009, the Coast Guard and other search and rescue personnel will only receive distress alerts broadcast using digital 406 Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons. Search and rescue satellites will no longer process older model analog EPIRBs that only transmit on 121.5 or 243 MHz frequencies. (Coast Guard Video by PA3 Connie Terrell and PA1 Matthew Belson)
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