[ihc] What is EPIRB?

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> From: "Jim or Ginger Aos" <jaos@domain.elided>
> Subject: Re: Reply: [ihc] Looking forward to ???
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> >As for outing alone in the Terra - have you considered an EPIRB?
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> >Ted Borck tborck@domain.elided
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> I gues I need an explanation.  What is EPIRB?
> TIA Jim A. 

Jim,
Its a maritime satellite emergency beacon system.
Here is a good explanation.
http://www.sarsat.noaa.gov/emerbcns.html

Mike Toney
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