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PLB

rd1izb7lvpuksx · 2016-08-22 14:31:41

I've just ordered a ResQLink Buoyant GPS PLB from Force4, but have since realised that it can't be registered here without being reprogrammed. Force4 quoted me £50 to recode it for Ireland, which seems steep. However, they also said that I could use it with a UK code and just register it with the UK Coast Guard instead of…

22-08-2016 2:31pm

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I've just ordered a ResQLink Buoyant GPS PLB from Force4, but have since realised that it can't be registered here without being reprogrammed. Force4 quoted me £50 to recode it for Ireland, which seems steep. However, they also said that I could use it with a UK code and just register it with the UK Coast Guard instead of the Irish one.

Being a global PLB, this seems reasonable, but I'm wondering if there's any downside or gotcha to doing this?

Thanks,

Donny

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