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The PERSONAL EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER SERVICE (PELTS)
Uncle Sam Wants to Know What You Think!
Uploaded to CompuServe's Outdoor Forum by
Benn Kobb 75676,1705 Radio Amateur KC5CW
Editor, Federal Communications TechNews
Washington DC
On December 12, 1989, the Federal Communications Commission
proposed a new radio service -- that is, a new category or use of
radio -- called the Personal Emergency Locator Transmitter
Service. It is an emergency beacon and two-way communicator
for hikers, climbers, skiers, expeditioners and other
outdoor users.
This file will tell you how PELTS would work and why it is
*important* to send a letter of support from your family or
organization before March 20, 1990.
I am writing this because I know what happens when the FCC
proposes something that would benefit the public but the
public never hears about it -- and the idea is demolished by
opponents. I publish a newsletter that covers the FCC. I
also enjoy camping.
SO WHAT IS IT?
PELTS would be a hand-held radio designed to survive outdoor
hard knocks and immersion in water. It would be made and
sold in volume so as to get the cost down for the general
public. You could rent it for several days while on a trip.
It would operate with 3 watts and have 10 channels, with
performance better than CB. It would have 3 uses:
1. If injured or lost you could flip a switch and it would
automatically send a beacon that would alert others and
guide them to you. A similar system is used by Emergency
Locator Transmitters (ELTs) for aircraft. Your signal would
be picked up by base stations at ranger posts, rescue team
HQs etc. as well as other PELTS users in your vicinity.
Rescuers could use a direction finder (DF) to home in on
your signal.
2. Information such as weather, etc. would be broadcast on
one of the channels so you could tune in to local
conditions.
3. You could use it to communicate with other members of
your party, with rescue teams, other climbers etc.
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