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-Also known as PLBs((Personal Locator Beacons)), these devices communicate with satellites to give emergency-only communication anywhere in the world.((Some only work in North America or Europe)). They can typically be tracked from a website, which is nice for letting friends and family keep track of where you are, and have an "SOS" function that will alert a central monitoring center who will alert local authorities. More expensive models have the ability to send 160-charecter text messages.+Also known as PLBs((Personal Locator Beacons)), these devices communicate with satellites to give emergency-only communication anywhere in the world.((Some only work in North America or Europe)). They can typically be tracked from a website, which is nice for letting friends and family keep track of where you are, and have an "SOS" function that will alert a central monitoring center who will contact local authorities. More expensive models have the ability to send and receive 160-charecter text messages.
  
 These require monthly subscriptions which can get very expensive, and due to the cost are primarily useful only for people spending extensive time in extremely remote locations. These require monthly subscriptions which can get very expensive, and due to the cost are primarily useful only for people spending extensive time in extremely remote locations.
  
-They can roughly be broken down into One-Way or Two-Way messaging.+They can roughly be broken down into **One-Way** or **Two-Way** messaging.
  
 [[https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/topics/camping-and-hiking/best-personal-locator-beacon|Comparison of common models]] [[https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/topics/camping-and-hiking/best-personal-locator-beacon|Comparison of common models]]
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