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Old 24th February 2009 | 16:00
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Islander2
 
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SPOT may be cheap, but it is not a PLB in the context of the French (and other) civil aviation legislative requirements.

You need a 406MHz beacon (with built-in GPS) that uses the Cospas-Sarsat satellite network and also transmits on 121.5MHz.
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