rescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator Beacon vs ODEO Distress Flare

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The Ocean Signal rescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator Beacon and Daniamant ODEO Distress Flare are both distress signals products. Key difference: Battery Type — rescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator Beacon is Lithium Iron Disulphide (LiFeS2) vs ODEO Distress Flare at 4x L91 Lithium or 4x AA Alkaline.

rescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator Beacon
ODEO Distress Flare

Specification comparison

Specification rescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator Beacon ODEO Distress Flare
Frequency 406.031 MHz
Transmit Power (406 MHz) 5 W
AIS Frequency 161.975 / 162.025 MHz
AIS Transmit Power 1 W
AIS Message Rate 8 messages/min
Homing Frequency 121.5 MHz
Homing Power 25-100 mW PERP
Battery Life >24 hours at -20C
Battery Type Lithium Iron Disulphide (LiFeS2) 4x L91 Lithium or 4x AA Alkaline
Service Life 6 years
GPS 72-channel multi-constellation (GPS, Galileo)
Dimensions 200 x 26 x 30 mm
Weight 190 g
Temperature Range -20 to +55 C
Storage Temperature -30 to +70 C
Waterproof >10 m
Strobe (visible) High-intensity LED, white, >1 candela
Strobe (IR) 850 nm, 7.5 mW/sr
Detection Range 3 (up to 6) nautical miles
LED Specification 830nm, 10mW/sr x 5
Water Tightness IP68, 75m for 1 hour
Drop Height 2 m
Material ABS
Color Orange
Buoyant Yes

Certification comparison

Certification rescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator Beacon ODEO Distress Flare
MED ✓ — Not listed
TC ✓ — Not listed
USCG ✓ — Not listed

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Data sources

rescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator Beacon
Data from oceansignal.com ·
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ODEO Distress Flare
Data from daniamant.com ·
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