Hire a Personal Location Beacon (PLB) for your trip

Used by sailors, walkers, skiers, expeditions, rescue services, First Aid Academy can now hire out a Personal Location Beacon (PLB) to clients who are about to travel on expedition and would like or require an emergency system to call for HELP if required. 

First Aid Academy has a Fast Find PLB for hire. Rental from £30 per week.

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About Fast Find

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The Fast Find is a waterproof 406 MHz Personal Location Beacon (PLB) that should be carried by individuals, who are embarking on trips into areas around the world where there is little or no other form of communication or where other forms of communication are unlikely to work. The Fast Find acts as your personal Emergency Location Beacon, it is your last resort communication to the national and international search and rescue bodies and it should not be mis-used. The Fast Find is designed as a direct communication, to the 406 MHz Search and Rescue satellite system, its signal indicates that you are in need of urgent response and assistance.

Its small size belies its rugged construction and powerful output. There is no compromise. Once activated, the distress beacon will send out a signal for help, and continues to transmit for at least 24 hours, at a powerful 5 watt output, ensuring that your call for help gets through whatever the conditions. The pocket sized, waterproof beacon transmits at the press of a button, to alert search and rescue services to your plight.

HOW DOES FAST FIND WORK?

Fast Find has two radio transmitters which start transmitting when you activate your beacon. One transmitter operates at 406 MHz which transmits alerts via satellites. The other operates at 121.5 MHz which transmits a signal which can be received by over-flying aircraft and Search and Rescue homing receivers.

Ground stations track the satellites and process the distress signals to obtain a location of the distress. The processed information is then forwarded to a Mission Control Centre where it is combined with Fast Find registration information and passed to a Rescue Coordination Centre which alerts the appropriate Search and Rescue authorities. Successive satellite passes refine and confirm the original information.

The standard Fast Find 200 is powerful and capable model can be relied upon with its 121.5MHz homing capabilities enabling search parties to home in on your location. Once activated, FAST FIND's signals will continue to transmit for at least 24 hours, at a powerful 5 watt output, the 406 MHz transmission ensures that a call for help gets through whatever the conditions.

FAST FIND also includes a unique SOS LED flash light facility which is manually activated to further assist in speeding up the users recovery during night time rescues.

FAST FIND will operate in temperatures down to -20°c and its integral battery has a user storage life of 5 years, so there's no need for constant battery changes and re-charging.