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Old 12th Apr 2014, 12:11
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Originally Posted by JohnH23
So, why not maybe change the ULB specs to slow the pinging down after the first week by halving the rate for each succeeding week.
Or conversely have the longer silent for at least 48hrs, maybe even a week or more.

In the first 48 hours we have the ELB, then there is the inevitable transit time for suitably equipped surface vessels to arrive on the scene. Had it been the South China Sea 48 hours would have been fine.
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