Personal locator beacons have been in the news lately. Just what are these devices and what are they used for?

Oct 31, 2009 - Bill Sassani

Wearing a personal locator beacon can greatly improve a mariner's chance of rescue after a vessel causality or man overboard incident.

Jun 16, 2007 - Alan Sorum

Personal locator beacons are small units that can be helpful in a backcountry emergency.

Nov 7, 2009 - Bill Sassani

Providing current user information through the registration of PLB and EPIRB radio locator beacons increases their effectiveness to rescuers.

Jul 13, 2009 - Alan Sorum

Both Backcountry Access and Ortovx offer avalanche transceivers for those looking to travel in the mountains during winter.

Nov 21, 2009 - Bill Sassani

Beacon Hill (Boston, MA) residents fashion hidden backyard gardens. Garden retreats come into being from small pieces of degraded urban soil and shaded settings.

May 23, 2007 - Georgene A. Bramlage

Crandon, using the stage name Margery, was the premier medium in the US in the early 1900s. Controversy surrounded her. Was she genuine or a fraud?

Jul 14, 2011 - Jill Stefko

Man overboard (MOB) equipment includes devices for attracting attention, personal locator beacons (PLBs), marking devices and rescue equipment.

Aug 2, 2010 - Kate Le Page

There's a saying in real estate that the three most important things are location, location, and location. It's the same for writing fiction.

May 17, 2010 - Jon Bradbury

You've emailed someone you met online and now you want to meet. How should you do it?

Feb 15, 2011 - Cherie Burbach

A Personal Locator Beacon can lead rescuers directly to a person who's fallen off a boat. They weigh less than a pound, making them comfortable to wear full-time.

Mar 29, 2010 - Jane Anderson

The websites that monitor our capacity, status and now even locations.

Oct 5, 2010 - Kelly Foxhall

NPR's secondary school "This I Believe" curricula is well-suited for gifted kids. The series offers abstract, contradictory beliefs by a variety of voices across history.

Jun 27, 2009 - Alex Sharp

Whenever there is a sudden change in the weather, complaints of illness abound; old wives tale, or is there really a link between infection and climate?

Apr 22, 2010 - Tami Port

Online backup is a safe, secure and easy way to access files. Four of the easier to use services are compared, for ease of use, performance and price.

Aug 5, 2010 - Denise Oyston

Cospas-Sarsat has announced that they will cease satellite processing of the older radio locator beacons in 2009

Nov 29, 2006 - Alan Sorum

Search and rescue satellites are credited with helping save 353 people facing dire emergencies across the United States and it surrounding waters in 2007

Jan 20, 2008 - Alan Sorum

Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) offer real safety benefits and use of the technology is increasingly affordable to recreational boaters.

Oct 4, 2008 - Alan Sorum

The Search and Rescue Satellite System saved the lives of 195 people in the United States and its associated waters during 2009.

Jan 17, 2010 - Alan Sorum