http://coloradomountainjournal.com/2010/01/26/rogue-plb-goes-silent/ The Colorado Mountain Journal Fri, 21 May 2010 21:39:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://coloradomountainjournal.com/2010/01/26/rogue-plb-goes-silent/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Colorado MoJo » Blog Archive » PLB Mistaken for Avy Beacon Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:27:53 +0000 http://coloradomountainjournal.com/?p=983#comment-433 [...] The mysterious personal locator beacon (PLB) that baffled rescue groups and law enforcement this winter had been mistaken for an avalanche beacon by the guy who received it as a gift. The clueless skier (mercifully unnamed) did not read the directions nor register the device, and had been innocently switching it on each time he headed into the backcountry, thus triggering a response from concerned rescuers. Read the Denver Post story here and MoJo’s earlier story about the PLB mystery and interview with the president of the Alpine Rescue Team here. [...] [...] The mysterious personal locator beacon (PLB) that baffled rescue groups and law enforcement this winter had been mistaken for an avalanche beacon by the guy who received it as a gift. The clueless skier (mercifully unnamed) did not read the directions nor register the device, and had been innocently switching it on each time he headed into the backcountry, thus triggering a response from concerned rescuers. Read the Denver Post story here and MoJo’s earlier story about the PLB mystery and interview with the president of the Alpine Rescue Team here. [...]

]]> http://coloradomountainjournal.com/2010/01/26/rogue-plb-goes-silent/comment-page-1/#comment-225 John Ball Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:20:10 +0000 http://coloradomountainjournal.com/?p=983#comment-225 So...............REI does NOt keep track of the serial numbers ? And the cops spent all that time and tax payer $$$ to go "see' the folks, and did not get the numbers off the beacons ? ? Only the idiot that is wasting everyones time, is going to rufuse to show and share their information ! ! Rocket Science 101. So……………REI does NOt keep track of the serial numbers ? And the cops spent all that time and tax payer $$$ to go “see’ the folks, and did not get the numbers off the beacons ? ? Only the idiot that is wasting everyones time, is going to rufuse to show and share their information ! ! Rocket Science 101.

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