Local towers, approach controls or centers will often call ELT signals into
CAP, and CAP will dispatch aircraft with radio direction finding equipment
to locate the ELT transmitter. I've worked with the ATC system to find ELTs
as a CAP Mission Pilot. It is good for all pilots that controllers pay
attention to ELT signals and call them into CAP. Pilots should also call
ELT signals into ATC.



In the last year I helped find a hard landed experimental and a King Air
with a low battery which set off their ELTs. Both of these ELTs had been
picked up by the satellite receivers and the searches were dispatched by the
Air Force Rescue Coordination Center.



In this past year I also helped search for two fatal hard crashes with no
ELTs broadcasting. The overdue VFR aircraft without flight plans were
called in to CAP by family members. I've also heard several ELTs set off by
pilots changing their own ELT batteries and mystery ELTs that were on for a
while but went off the air before they could be located.



Generally speaking, it is a good idea to find and shut off all ELTs as soon
as possible, so their signals don't block other ELT signals. Kevin Dunlevy,
Maj. CAP




"NW_PILOT" wrote in message
...
About 11:20 am my scanner that monitors 121.5 started hearing an awful
sound
of an ELT is still going its strong I called Portland tower to make sure
and
they said they are hearing it intermittent and week I am 5 miles to the
north of PDX and I here it loud and clear.

Did anyone else here it?