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Looking at purchasing a plb.
Browsing through trademe and see the majority of the ones listed are based in australia (and are a lot cheaper)
They do say they are still operational here in NZ but wanted to be sure
Any one purchased one from there before?
Locator Beacon, ACR ResQLink 406MHz GPS | Trade Me
@CooeeBay skippers mate in austrailia highly recommended
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Originally Posted by 223nut
Great service. The KTI are great value and they will ship you an NZ coded one. Longer battery life too.
[QUOTE=SGR;623171]Looking at purchasing a plb.
Browsing through trademe and see the majority of the ones listed are based in australia (and are a lot cheaper)
They do say they are still operational here in NZ but wanted to be sure
Any one purchased one from there before?
Look at there listings the other day. Sharp pricing just a shame we a getting ripped off here in nz again. Prefer when i buy one it goes direct to nz center not via aussie with a 15min time delay?
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Originally Posted by gadgetman
As above. Great speedy service, easy to follow. Recommended....Quote:
Originally Posted by 223nut
[QUOTE=bigbear;623202]NZ registered unit wont have a delay.Quote:
Originally Posted by SGR
Shop Online NZ - SkippersMate.co.nz
Sellers own website.
+1 more for these guys. All Oceania plbs are coordinated via canberra an nz coded one is passed on to wellington. Oz ones work here and vice versa. At present the oz system allows more options for you to upload photos of yourself, vehicle and record a proposed trip but there are plans to have the same system operate here.Quote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
I got a KTI from Skippers mate too. Very good to deal with and registered here in NZ with Maritime NZ. No problem. 10 year battery life on the KTI. Only 5 on the ACR?
I've got no knowledge/experience with PLB's so just wondering - the website is called skippersmate and mentions registering with Maritime NZ - are these PLB's more for boaties or are they all the same and work regardless of wether your in the ocean or up a mountain?
Cheers
PLB are mainly for hunters/trampers etc, and they also do a marine based version called an E pirb.
They will all ( to the best of my knowledge) notify the rescue co-ordination centre in wellington, regardless of if you are land/sea or even air based.
One other reason major benefit of them is that many roads in nz don't have cellphone reception, I always carry one in the truck when out and about in case I come across someone that's slid off the road. Sure there might be a farm nearby.... Or it could be a few hours walk away
Ben-tard
The main difference between a PLB and an EPIRB is the EPIRB has to be waterproof and float.
EPIRBs are generally much larger than a PLB.
From the instructions for my kti plb, seems maritime nz are the rescue coordination centre here and they pass it on to SAR
Know some epirbs get set off if they get dunked in water as well, safety feature in case your boat goes over and ou don't get the time to grab it. Think this is what is in planes as well but there's are set off by a large 'bump' plenty of aviators that could correct meQuote:
Originally Posted by Moutere
Yes
PLB, a small 406 beacon that transmits for a minimum 24 hours.
EPIRB, a 406 beacon that floats and transmits for a minimum 48 hours.
ELT, a 406 beacon with a G switch that may also transmit on 121.5/243
Home
Is the site to register your Beacon. Pretty straight forward and painless.
And when this you see this you'll be glad you had it!
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i got a kti SA2G PLB nice and small long battery life so can now take it hunting or fishing cost me $329.00 that was the best price i had seen they are $314.00 on skipprsmate website and yes made in AUS and registered for NZ use all good is all i can say :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by ROKTOY
The cheapest insurance on the market.
Awesome, thanks for the answers guys. Been meaning to get one for a while, at that price can't say no, will order one next payday :)
Ordered one late Wednesday from Skippersmate, arrived Monday. Quick & good service, very happy. All registered and good to go (hopefully won't have to though!!)
Thanks again for the info guys
The additional benefit is my wife is a lot more relaxed when I go on a solo trip with my PLB too.
Yeah that's the main reason I got one, worried I'd have a tumble when out on my ownQuote:
Originally Posted by SiB
[QUOTE=bigbear;623202]bigbear; not sure where you are getting the 15 minutes and going to aussie centre not nz. All NZ coded and other country beacon's signal go to the nearest LUT (local user terminal - satellite station). In the NZ, Taupo will be the first point of contact. If it is NZ coded, then RCCNZ in Wellington will be advised of signal. Au coded both Au & NZ. It is only the registered emergency contact information that is with the respective beacon's HEX ID country code. If NZ want to know who it is, they just contact that country's database centre. They are all SaR within a global network.Quote:
Originally Posted by SGR
Always carry on yourself and not the backpack... you go one way and the pack the other... bugger!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben-tard
And make sure they are registered and info is UPDATED regularly.
NZ PLBs are a global use item as well. Just the same as me coming to NZ with my Au one and being treated by RCCNZ no different than any model or country beacon activated. They don't give a "rats". They just go to help! Registration of emergency contacts just makes it easier for them to know what they are "walking / flying into"...
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Originally Posted by ROKTOY
No it's not.. Home
You can even phone them as well.
Or download the Printable Registration form below, fill it in and post, email or fax your form to:
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand
PO Box 30050
Lower Hutt 5040
Fax: +64 4 577 8041
406registry@maritimenz.govt.nz
If you ever activate one, NEVER switch it off and on thinking you are saving battery power. As Moutere stated, PLB's are designed to transmit for a minimum of 24 hours and so once activated not only the satellite needs to pick up your signal, but the PLB also transmits a VHF signal for the chopper overhead and the LandSAR ground trackers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moutere
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Kti or resqlink?
KTI
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Yes mate. Took a mate hunting and he fell and tore his archillieQuote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Hamish
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Shit horrible injury that!
My take is the kti has double the battery life and is nz coded also slightly cheaper. It's just everyone I know has the resqlink any reason for that ?
Dunno apart from I brought it wholesaleQuote:
Originally Posted by SGR
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The battery might be worth more than a new one.
Good evening,
Is the KTi one still the go? Why this over the others?
Cheers
Start at the beginning of this thread.Quote:
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