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HOW DOES FAST FIND WORK?

Fast Find has two radio transmitters which start transmitting when you activate your beacon. One transmitter operates at 406 MHz which transmits alerts via satellites. The other operates at 121.5 MHz which transmits a signal which can be received by over-flying aircraft and Search and Rescue homing receivers.

Ground stations track the satellites and process the distress signals to obtain a location of the distress. The processed information is then forwarded to a Mission Control Centre where it is combined with Fast Find registration information and passed to a Rescue Coordination Centre which alerts the appropriate Search and Rescue authorities. Successive satellite passes refine and confirm the original information.

Fast Find 210 with inbuilt GPS receivers determine their own geographical position and transmit it as part of the distress alert signal.

Fast Find has a secondary 121.5 MHz homing transmitter. This transmits on the 121.5 MHz internationally recognised aviation guard channel. If an aircraft hears an activated beacon, it will often make a report to the aviation authority which will pass this information to the Rescue Coordination Centre. When the rescue services get close they can "home in" on the 121.5 MHz signal using direction finding techniques.

If you find yourself facing grave and imminent danger with no other way of getting help, activating the Fast Find is simple. It's as easy as 1 - 2 - 3!


1. Flip up the red pull handle, Pull the antenna cover off.

Important: The antenna cover is an antitamper seal, once broken it cannot be refitted.


2. Hold the end of the antenna. Unwrap the antenna until it stands vertical.

CAUTION; Spring action antenna deployment; tilt the PLB away from your face before deploying the antenna.


3. Press the ON button.

Transmission of the first emergency alert message takes place 50 seconds after initial activation, in the event of an accidental or false
activation this delay allows time for the user to turn off the Fastfind before the first alert is transmitted.