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Old 3rd Mar 2019, 20:03
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jugofpropwash
 
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Originally Posted by Airbubba
At 37.5 kHz most of us wouldn't have to worry about hearing the pinger. But, it does have a lithium battery which may be damaged.
Wouldn't it helpful to have the pinger at a frequency where it could be easily heard? (Or quite possibly at both a high and low frequency.) Wouldn't an audible ping help divers/searchers to quickly locate the box under certain conditions?

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