Do We Really Need ELTs?

摘要

In June, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a regulatory document stating, in part, "The manufacture, importation, sale or use of 121.5 MHz ELTs is prohibited." Relax: At this writing, the ban has not gone into effect and cannot until at least early September. Although the FCC's action apparently caught many unawares, it was telegraphed as long ago as 2001.