ACR PLB Res Q Link Discussion and My Personal Story Using One

In this video I wanted to share my own experience with both the ACR PLB SAR Link and Res Q Link. These devices I have had for many years and even used one of them once, and that is the story I share along with my opinion. All of that is why I will continue to use ACR products for my potential SAR needs.
Time Stamps
Quick PLB Overview - 01:26
Talking Points Overview - 02:58
The Time I Used My PLB - 03:19
Why You Want a SAR Device - 05:39
PLB Accuracy Note - 08:26
ACR PLB Size - 09:42
Durability - 11:06
Registration - 13:00
Battery Life and Replacement - 14:16
ACR PLB VS the Competition - 15:39
Take the Time and Identify Your Need for a PLB or other Device - 17:38
ACR Website
www.acrartex.c...
Comparison of Devices by REI
www.rei.com/bl...
New Camera I am trying out is the Lumix S5. Shot on that and edited in Premiere Pro.

Awesome story! I recently bought the PLB400 and hope i never need it. About a year ago i was on vacation in Tennessee hiking in the smokey mountains. I ended up slipping and falling off a 30 foot cliff and broke my left leg. Luckily my iphone 14 has sos via satellite so i was able to use that and got help but it was kind of not the best thing to use. When i used it i had to answer a few multiple choice questions that popped up such as who needs help? You or someone else, then the type of emergency such as sickness, traumatic injury, vehicle issues, ect. Then it asked me if i wanted it to notify my emergency contacts, then it told me to point my phone towards the satellite and it had a little thing showing me what direction to point. I had to hand it to someone else who was luckily there with me so they could point the phone at the satellite and send a message explaining the situation and wait for it to send as i was unable to move very much. The messages were sent to the apple relay center who then eventually contacted a 911 center who then dispatched us park police, the forest service, and a rescue team.
There was a second time i had to use the satellite sos for someone else after i cane upon an over turned vehicle in the mountains with no cell signal and the driver was ejected from the car with traumatic head injuries. This time i was messaging a local 911 center directly via satellite but the dispatcher was sending the same question ls multiple times as there is a delay sending and receiving messages and im guessing they didnt know that at the time. i assume depending on the location and the local 911 center's technology you might get the apple relay center or you might get a direct link to a 911 center. Either way both times i was able to call for help and help came but both times i feel like there were some unnecessary delays.
I feel like the delay with the questions and talking to the apple relay center and having to point it directionally to a satellite and them contacting a local 911 center as a third party on my behalf was an unnecessary delay. It did work out even under heavy tree canopy cover however i purchased a PLB after these events as it would probably work a little quicker, easier, and more reliably.

[@JoeNDBAVIATION]

You have had some adventures already! I hope you never need to use that new PLB. I still carry mine with me on road trips and adventures. I am at the point where I need to replace the battery.
Safe travels!!

[@Barbershoppod]

Hopefully I never have to use mine 🙏 God bless you

[@JoeNDBAVIATION]

I hope you never need to as well!

[@disonesto]

Was there a bill after activating Plb?

[@JoeNDBAVIATION]

If you are registering in the USA and non commercial, it should be free. There are instances when you might have a fee, and it could also depend on the country you are registering within.