David Anderson <squtch_at_quiet-like-a-panther.org> wrote: > Okay, so it's my own fault for not paying close enough attention the first > time around on this issue (or the second . . .) > > I have just received a Princeton Tec Aurora LED headlamp to test. It's quite > a nice little light, and one of it's features is that you can set it to 2 > different strobe modes. Slow flashes about every 2 seconds and fast is about > twice a second. Don't know the legal timing for use as a distress signal. A few practical considerations: Any strobing will likely be regarded as a distress signal, AFAIK. Timing may be irrelevant, especially since yours is not omnidirectional. Consequently, an observer will not see every flash. The biggest concern: For locating you in seas, the Coast Guard strongly prefers a constant light. Strobes are hard to focus on, and make keeping you in sight harder than a constant light. A local bar pilot fell into the sea off the Columbia River, and was lost for a couple of hours. The CG helo eventually located him from the splashing his arms made as they flew past, not his strobe (which had failed), and not his reflective tape. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Apr 25 2002 - 08:10:46 PDT
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