Date: January 9, 2009 

Contact: Ninth Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office
(216) 902-6020 office
(216) 310-2608 cell

Ninth Coast Guard District provides HTML code for
406 MHz EPIRB countdown 

CLEVELAND - Beginning Feb. 1, 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard and other search-and-rescue personnel will only receive distress alerts using digital 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons.  Search and rescue satellites will no longer process older model analog EPIRBs that only transmit on 121.5 or 243 MHz.

For the full press release, CLICK HERE.  To include a countdown widget to your news web site, CLICK HERE.

For further information, media inquiries or to speak with a Coast Guard representative concerning the Feb. 1 deadline and change to 406 MHz EPIRB, contact the Ninth Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office at (216) 902-6020.   

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