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personal locator beacon
avia., Canada A generic term describing equipment that broadcasts distinctive signals on designated frequencies and, depending on application, may either sense a crash and operate automatically or be manually activated. An ELT may be any of the following: a automatic fixed ELT ELT(AF); b automatic portable ELT ELT(AP); c automatically deployable ELT ELT(AD); d survival ELT (ELT(S))
mil., logist. An 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. (FRA)
USA An emergency device carried by individuals, to assist locating during personnel recovery (JP 3-50) see also emergency locator beacon
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