Marc Heusser d wrote in
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Most likely activating the EPIRB earlier would have been ok too.


Joe should have pushed the button on the 406 EPIRB......FIRST.

Other distress comms would have been just to hear a friendly voice.

Too bad the stupid asses who designed EPIRB made it one way to maximize
profits on the units (no receivers to buy). There SHOULD have been a
display next to the button that lit up with "We hear you and are on our
way" to reassure the distressed persons the message has been received.
Pressing the button and praying in such stress is really unnecessary.

The solution is actually quite simple. They already have a GPS receiver
aboard. If we FORCE the military bureaucrats to interface with the DoT
bureaucrats, the return message could easily be uploaded to the GPS to
light that light.

Government bureaucrats need to be constantly reminded "The Bureau",
whatever bureau they work for, isn't a separate planet.

Larry
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