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personal locator beacon
personal locator beaconAn emergency radio locator beacon with a two-way speech facility carried by crew members, either on their person or in their survival equipment, and capable of providing homing signals to assist search and rescue operations. Also called PLB. See also crash locator beacon; emergency locator beacon.
personal locator beacon
personal locator beacon[′pərs·ən·əl ′lō‚kād·ər ‚bē·kən] (navigation) A locator beacon capable of providing homing signals to help search-and-rescue operations. personal locator beaconAn emergency radio locator beacon used normally with a two-way speech facility. The beacon is carried by crewmembers, either on their person or in their survival equipment, and can provide homing signals to assist search and rescue operations. See also emergency locator beacon.AcronymsSeePLB |