Coast Guard Pushes Emergency Frequency Change
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has appealed to ICAO to replace 121.5 MHz as the international emergency frequency in hope of accelerating the influx of new technology. USCG seeks to incorporate 406.0 MHz, which provides emergency location data via GPS satellites. If approved by ICAO, the change will...
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