Switch to 406 SWITCH TO 406
Avoid the rush
121.5 MHz distress beacons will no longer be detected by satellite after 1 February 2009. Switch to a digital 406MHz distress beacon now.   [more]
Register your 406 beacon REGISTER
Registration is free
Register your 406MHz distress beacon with AMSA to assist the search and rescue response.   [more]
Disposal of your old beacons DISPOSAL
Be responsible
Unwanted beacons can now be disposed of at no cost by placing them in collection bins in any of the Battery World stores around Australia.   [more]
Common 406 beacons COMMON BEACON MODELS
AMSA does not endorse any particular brand of distress beacon.   [more]
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