PLB - Personal Safety in the Bush

Saw this vid today. I reckon I will get one for prospecting on my own! looks like a good product.

im sold!

Hi Joshwasere, I would suggest every prospector should have a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB). I am only new to this forum and i am guessing PLB's have come up in many threads over the last couple years.
Considering their long battery life the cost of a PLB works out to be only a gram and half worth of gold per year. very cheap insurance. And while hopefully you will never need to activate your PLB, there is a good chance you may come across someone else hurt in the wilds who needs urgent medical help and you can trigger it for them.

One error in the vid is that there is a few brands that have GPS accuracy down to a 100 metres or so not just the one he mentions.
I have one of the ACR RESQLINK models from ebay. They are smaller then the model in the video and some ebay sellers flogging them throw in a very high quality first aid kit.

If you don't have a PLB, go get one.
(PS some models float, others don't but can come with neoprene cases that will float them)

Prospect safely.... RedDirtDigger

Hi Folks,
Just a heads up Rays Outdoors have GME GPS Personal locator Beacons on sale at $299. Pick up in store. Only till 27/11.
Cannot recommend them highly enough to have one for peace of mind.
Cheers Chris

Or try Whitworths, that's their regular price. I bought one earlier this year and now that I have one, I won't ever need to use it!

Or consider a KTI unit at $257. Designed in Melbourne by an Australian company.

All PLBs (EPIRB et al) *must* meet an Australian standard in order to be sold here
and they are tested to this end by an independent laboratory.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/KTI-Saf...06&rk=1&rkt=1&&_trksid=p2045573.c100506.m3226

http://kti.com.au/

I have owned one for about six months and it seems fine.

Don't forget to fill out the ownership form either on paper or on-line, it's very
important to do that with these new PLBs in order that search and rescue can
check it's a real emergency and get some idea of who they're looking for and
related medical conditions.

Incidentally; when I'm prospecting or bush walking I hang a pea whistle around
my neck in order to attract attention from searchers if I'm, say, down a
mineshaft, out of their field of vision or simply too exhausted to shout. It'd be
a real devil if they passed by 20m away without knowing you were there
wouldn't it?

For $2.40:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Metal-S...124216&hash=item19fd0be6ed:g:rAIAAOSwevdZ9tl~

Hi Folks.

Was thinking of purchasing a PLB. What would you purchase? Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

Les

just make sure it has gps capabilities...kti or gme

If you run a GPZ7000 watch how close you get with it !!! Trust me you'll set it off.......

I use one of these

https://www.ja-gps.com.au/GME/mt410g-plb/

7yr battery life, 7 yr warranty

I have a kti SafetyAlert PLB SA2G
good value for money i reckon. nice compact unit. 10yr battery. I think they are Australian Made
quoted "PLB is GPS equipped with a location accuracy of down to 3.0 metres"
http://kti.com.au/safety-alert-plb/

also available from eBay stores from around $232
https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=kti+plb&_sacat=0

Bought one of these a few years ago used it for both boating and bush.

https://www.gme.net.au/catalogue/emergency-beacons-and-safety/mt600g.aspx

****Something to be aware of though.****
The salesman tried to bluff me saying you can't use one for both applications, you need to buy two.
Went home and checked with authorities and they said "Oh! yes you can!"
Just as long as you register both both boat and vehicle to the one beacon..

I've got a PLB1 - Ocean signal.
Apparently the smallest available.
Thankfully never had to use it.

Ded Driver said:

I have a kti SafetyAlert PLB SA2G
good value for money i reckon. nice compact unit. 10yr battery. I think they are Australian Made
quoted "PLB is GPS equipped with a location accuracy of down to 3.0 metres"
http://kti.com.au/safety-alert-plb/

also available from eBay stores from around $232
https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=kti+plb&_sacat=0

Click to expand...

Bought one recently :Y:

Cheers guys.

The kti looks pretty good. Thanks for your help.

Cheers

Les

Whatever you buy Lesgold, think of it as the best Life Insurance Policy you can buy, & hope you never have to call on it.
keep it handy, & stay safe. happy hunting

HI All , wondering about whether to get a plb instead of the SPOT or Garmin Messaging gps i already have,

I do find the messaging feature on it handy, but is there any other device that could achieve coms with outside world without the cost? i don't mind having to go to car to make that communication...

the messaging service is a bit exy for my usage and relies on having to subscribe for a month each time i want to use (and cannot use the gps without the month being subscribed to.

the garmin is a great device but you need to be out there often enough to get the benefit....

Eski, if you haven't already, check out comments on the next subject under yours re PLB's
I kinda like to play 'Ambassador for Safety' in the bush/outback
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=473461#p473461
having satellite comms is good, but an Aust Emergency Beacon is a very good quick way to get help on its way to you.
having both is ideal. As I stated in the other subject post, a PLB is very cheap life insurance, 1 off cost, & batteries are usually good for at least 7yrs (10yrs in the kti)
of course the extent of service you require depends on how far from civilisation you venture, but I know of cases where people have been lost in dense bush & the whole time they have only been a couple of km from a well used road.
get the most & best safety gear you can afford to. And include a snake bite kit!

as far as i am concerned you want to live get a plb
everything else is just a gimmick that may or may not work when you need it to
JMO

Kti plb 10 year battery life small and waterproof No on-going costs.
GME plb twice the size with a battery 7 year life and they want $200 to put a new battery in the mongrel

As for messaging, Who needs to be messaging people when you're out doing your thing anyway?