Talk:Mountain Locator Unit
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[edit] Merge with Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
If I am not mistaken, this technology would fall under devices called Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon. It may be appropriate to merge the two. I need to do some more research however. I realize that mountain locater unit's do not necessarily transmit to satellites--only the sheriff's department can pick up the signal on Mount Hood--but the technology works in a similar way to the simplest MPIRB's. It broadcasts a basic radio signature to be picked up by rescuers. If these articles should not be merged, let me know. Right now, I am not sure. If no merging should take place, the information here needs to be updated to reflect more general information, not just Mount Hood specific. I know for a fact that similar beacon technologies are used elsewhere. They are used all the time by back country skiers where I live (we call them avalanche beacons), and they do not transmit to satellites. Let me know what you other Wikipedians think! Cheers JeffreyN 15:00, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
According to [1] they are not the same thing, a MPIRB and a MLU because of the satellite signal distinction. So if any of you all out there can help update the info on this article, that'd be great. Let's get more info because right now the article is not very good. JeffreyN 15:24, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
