Satro PLB-110, User Manual

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PLB-110

All registration forms will be entered in the 406 MHz beacon registration database 
within 48 hours of receipt. A confirmation letter, a copy of the actual registration and a 
proof-of-registration decal will be mailed to you within 2 weeks. When you receive these 
documents, please check the information carefully, and then affix the decal to the back 
of your beacon in the designated marked area.

You will need to repeat this process if you change your address, change your country of 
residence (the PLB will need to be recoded also), change emergency contact person (or 
their contact information changes), sell the PLB to another person or dispose of the PLB. 

If your PLB is lost or stolen, report it to your local authorities and contact NoAA at 1-888-
212-7283 (or your national authority) with the following information:

• Police department name
• Police phone number
• Police case number

Check with local/national administrations to determine if a radio license is required.

SECTIOn 5 – RESPOnSIBLE USE

This PLB is a distress alerting and locating device to be used when you or a member of a 
group you are traveling with is in grave and imminent danger. It is a device of last resort, 
for use when all other means of self-rescue have been exhausted; and the loss of life, 
limb, eyesight or valuable property will occur without assistance. Deliberate misuse may 
incur a severe penalty

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What does grave and imminent danger mean? 

Distress assessment (one person alone)

There are three factors to take into consideration. 1) The time it will take for rescue 
personnel to arrive once you activate the PLB. 2) Your physical condition and expected 
survival time. 3) environmental conditions.

Rescue arrival

An important factor is the time it will take SAR forces to locate you. Consider where you 
are; where SAR forces with the necessary equipment are located; consider weather 
and environmental conditions; and estimate how long it will take for them to arrive by 
different methods (air vehicle, land vehicle, walking, etc.). 

Physical Condition 

If you are in immediate danger of losing your life; your expected time of survival is less 
than 12 hours; or you can not safely make it to help before exhaustion/unconsciousness 

then it is time to activate the PLB. You are the best judge of your physical condition. 

Environmental Conditions

environmental conditions can impact both rescue arrival time and your survival time.

Your PLB will broadcast for a minimum of 24 hours. If your assessment is you will lose 
your life in 24 hours or less then its time to activate the PLB.

Being worried about personal survival is not a reason to activate the PLB. You must 
genuinely believe that you can not extract yourself from your environment and survive 
without the assistance of SAR forces.

Distress assessment (group - more than one person)

The same three factors mentioned above are taken to into consideration, except the 
ability of the person or persons in distress to communicate and assess their condition 
change the dynamics of the situation. If any person in the group is unconscious, can not 
communicate their condition to the group, or the group can not extract the person or 
persons in distress without the assistance of SAR forces then activate the PLB.

SECTIOn 6 – OPERaTIOn

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 Model PLB-110 is designed to be manually deployed and activated. It is 

only to be activated in grave and imminent danger and when all other means of self-
rescue have been exhausted. When properly registered as required, the activation of the 
PLB tells Search and Rescue who you are, where you are, and that you are facing a life 
threatening situation. 

To activate your PLB in a distress situation, follow these steps:

1. Rotate the antenna latch to unwrap the antenna from around the case.
2. Move the antenna into the upright position. The strobe light and antenna must be  

    pointed up to the sky.
3. Slide the oN cover to the right.
4. Depress the oN/oFF button for 1 full second.

While transmitting your distress signal, the red LeD will flash every two seconds and the 
strobe light will flash every 3 seconds alerting you that your beacon is active.

antenna Position

For maximum performance you must deploy the antenna into the proper position (see 
Figure 5). Be sure the antenna is facing the sky, the gPS receiver antenna is not covered 
or obstructed, and avoid submerging in water. The device is intended to operate on or 
above ground only. It is not intended to operate while floating in water.