SAVE A LIFE THIS YEAR
YOUR OWN!!
406Mhz GPS
Locator Beacons.
BE SAFE
BE PREPARED
BE RESPONSIBLE
TAKE A BEACON WITH YOU!
Southland Locator Beacon Charitable Trust
The Trust has a number of outlets through out New Zealand that has these PLB's (Personal Locator beacons)
available for hire.
Reuscued over 50 people in the last 3 years
Hire Charges:
Up to 3 days: (minimum Hire period) $30.00
Up to 7 days: $40.00
2nd week and every week there after $30.00
WE ALSO SELL NEW BEACONS
AT VERY COMPETITIVE RATES
Now AvailableFor Sale: ResQLink PLB 406Mhz GPS!!! TINY!!!!
Model Number 375
click on the link below for details
http://www.acrelectronics.com/products/catalog/personal-locator-beacons/resqlink-406-gps/
we can Supply these to you for $650.00 Plus $10 P&P
They are light, compact , waterproof, have the built in 66Ch GPS chip,Float, AND strobe light.!!
Currently we are selling up to 50 of our rental beacons to those who would like to buy them, these are excellent beacons and in perfect working condition. They still have over 2 yrs of their warranty left and wont need their batteries replaced until mid to late 2014. if you are interested in buying one from us, please contact us at the above email address. The cost is $450 + $10 P&P
Here is a brief over view of how these Locator beacons work.
When we hire out a locator beacon to you, what happens is you fill in the hire form with your details and a brief description of the area you are going to be hiking/ fishing/ whatever in. From there we write in the serial number of the beacon you are taking with you and give you a copy of your hire agreement that tells you how to operate the beacon, and also has your details written on it so you know when you have to bring the beacon back to us.
From there, you details are logged into our data base which is monitored 24/7 , the records are kept in two separate physical locations so there is no risk of data loss. If you do have to activate you beacon, the Rescue Co-ordination Centre will pick up that signal and then call us to determine the details that you gave on your hire form, then armed with that information, they will used those details to help aid their search for you
OUR DATA BASE IN MONITORED 24/7
WE DONT JUST HIRE A BEACON TO YOU AND THEN FORGET YOU!
The signal from the transmitting Beacon is picked up by satellites that orbit the earth, from there the signal is relayed to the corresponding Search and Rescue Unit closest to the area where the signal is coming from. Then a search is mounted by the NZ Rescue Coordination Centre to find the missing person with the beacon.
SOUTH ISLAND OUTLETS
Where you can hire a Beacon:
Te anau:
Mobil Garage, 80 Town centre, (03) 249 7247.
Milford Sound:
Milford Sound Lodge, (03) 249 8071.
Manapouri:
Adventure Kayak & Cruise,33 Waiau St, (03) 249 6626.
Tuatapere:
Mobil Service Station, Orawia Rd. (03) 226 6475.
Invercargill:
Visitor Information Centre (Museum), Gala St, (03) 214 6243.
Invercargill:
ASI. 115 yarrow St invercargill (also availabe: mountain saftey radios)
(03) 218 8772 Cell: 027 241 2477
Dunedin:
Scouting Otago. Main Office. 50 Filleul St. (03) 477 6644.
Frankton:
Frankton Automart, 1 Mcbride St, Frankton. (03) 442 2077.
Stewart Island:
DOC Visitor Centre, (03) 219 0002.
Gore:
Christies Garage Mobil, Main St South End, (03) 208 7268.
Owaka:
CATLINS CAFE. 3 Main road Owaka. (03) 415 8040
Queenstown:
DOC Visitors Centre,37 Shotover St, (03) 442 7935.
Glenorchy:
Info Centre, Oban St (03) 441 0303.
Wanaka:
DOC Visitor Centre, Ardmore St, 03 443 7660.
Cadrona Snow Farm
John and Mary Lee. (03) 443 7542
Makarora:
DOC Field Centre, (03) 443 8365.
Mt Cook:
DOC Visitor Centre, Mt Cook Village, (03) 435 1186.
Frans Josef:
DOC Visitor Centre, Frans Josef Township (03) 752 0796.
Whataroa:
White Herron Tea rooms and Store, 69 Scally Rd, (03) 753 4142.
Reefton:
Reefton i-Site. 69 Broadway St (03) 732 8391.
Arthurs Pass:
DOC Visitor Centre, Village,State Highway 73, (03) 318 9211.
NORTH ISLAND OUTLETS
Aniwaniwa:
DOC, VIN Centre. State Hghway 38 Wairoa. (06) 837 3803
Mt Egmont/Taranaki:
DOC Visitor centre. (06) 759 7197 Cell: 027 339 8847
Coromandel:
DOC Visitor Centre. Kauaeranga Visitor Centre (07) 867 9080
Pahia - Bay of Islands:
I-site. The Wharf, Marsden Road. (09) 402 7345.
Rotorua:
The Outdoorsman. 6 Tarawera Rd, Lynmore, Rotorua. (07) 345 9333
Levin:
Swazi Apparel Ltd. 94 Oxford St, Levin. (06) 638 4882
Taupo:
Heli ^ Sika. 78 Wharewaka Rd. Taupo. (07) 384 4130
More to come.
If you are interested in becoming an outlet, please contact us
and we would be happy to discuss options with you.
ADMINISTRATION BASE: Tuatapere (03) 226 6341 Cell: 027 412 2925
The new 406Mhz GPS locator beacons are now available from all our outlets. These are equipped with a built in GPS chip that if is has a clear view of the sky, will give an even more pin point location of where you need to be rescued. Along with sending out a unique serial number that will alert us to what beacon it is, and what area you are in, with the GPS coordinates that it will also send if it can access those satellites, it will narrow down the search area to just a few metres.
These ACR ResQFix GPS Locator Beacons were supplied By
RFD Ltd. 480 Tuam St, Christchurch. 03 389 2117
http://www.rfd.co.nz/
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