Have an EPIRB or PLB? Share what it means to you April 6 and win prizes!
April 6th (4/06) to be “406 MHz Beacon Awareness Day” Please share!
ACR Electronics (our valued major sponsor) 
declares April 6th (4/06) to be “406 MHz Beacon Awareness Day” and is asking their existing beacon users, dealers, survivors, promotional partners and retailers to help! 406 MHz technology has saved over 40,000 lives since the early 1980’s, certainly a statistic to be celebrated! Please do your part to promote 406 MHz beacon use, by sharing your specially tailored message and photo on your social media accounts. Tell everyone what your PLB or EPIRB frees you to do. Include a picture of the activity or place your beacon gives you the confidence and freedom to go. ACR will be giving select participants who use #406Day17 prizes for sharing.
406 MHz its is the radio frequency band in which the beacons transmit and is the band monitored around the earth.
How to enter?
Instagram, Tweet or Facebook post “what my 406 beacon frees me to do”. Include a picture of the activity or place your beacon gives you the confidence and freedom to go.
*You must use #406Day17 for your entry to be found and qualify.
For more information on “406 MHz Beacon Awareness Day” please contact:
Nichole Kalil, Public Relations and Media Specialist
T: 954-862-2180 or nichole.kalil@acrartex.com
