Away Team Equipment 2 - USS Highlander

Distress Beacons

The Distress Beacon is typically fitted to smaller Starfleet Runabouts and Shuttles, and is linked to the crafts communication system. However, if survivors of a crashlanding need to abandon ship, the unit can be dismantled and taked away. The Beacon is extremely rugged, sometimes the only piece of equipment still functioning after a crash landing, it can withstand being dropped on hard surfaces.

The beacon is designed for simple one-way signaling. Requiring minimum maintenance once activated, the communicator anticipates the operator may be weakened or injuried and is able to run full system diagnostics to determine if recalibration is required.
Measuring approximately a metre tall and weighing around 20 kilos.