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Wow, this is great stuff. Tom, I knew the 121.5 MHz VHF freq was going away but I wasn't aware that the UHF 243.0 MHz Military freq was going away too. So is the new 406 MHz going to be used my the Military too?

This is an interesting topic. I do a lot of fishing in a lake nearby and I am usually solo or with my two small kids. Though I have ample cell tower coverage for my phone, I do not have a handheld radio or an epirp. Once the phone gets wet, it's pretty much useless and not an effective emergency tool.

I like what wrangler said about the pepirb...and would consider looking into purchasing one of those.

Thanks guys, I am looking forward to reading more about this topic.