MicrOFix personal locater beacon

June 26th, 2007

Getting lost is one of my greatest fears, which is why I would jump at the first chance I can get my hands on the MicrOFix personal locater beacon. The MicrOFix is already a popular fixture among hunters, pilots, hikers, climbers, and other outdoor lovers, as it transmits the sender’s unique registered, digitally coded distress signal on the 406MHz band just in case you get lost. Emergency officials monitoring the system will then have information on who is sending that distress signal as well as the precise location, making search and rescue operations a cinch. The integrated GPS receiver is highly sensitive at -136 dBm, providing speedy acquisition. The MicrOFix personal locater beacon retails for $740 a pop.