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Default McMurdo Fastfind failure

Replaced the battery in my McMurdo Fastfind Plus (406 Mhz EPIRB with
gps) and did the self test. Did not work. Tried old battery, same
thing. All it does is make an eeeeeeeeeeeeee noise, nothing else.
So, now, a week before a cross Gulf Of Mexico trip I am without an
EPIRB. Damn thing prob has not worked for the past year and I carried
it the whole time. They say send it to Jacksonville, FL for repair.