Larry Pardue wrote:
I believe the part about not doing a search.

You pretty accurately describe the new 406 Mhz personal locator beacons.

Though much better thatn the 121.5 MHz units, I don't believe that the
406's transmit GPS coordinates like the 1.6 GHz units do - they use
doppler shift instead. My understanding is that the 406 MHz units
provide a 1KM resolution. Much better than the 121.5's but if you go
down into a forest.... not good enough, IMHO. See
http://www.navtec.de/english/elts.htm

Tony V.