You are welcome. As for ELT signals, it is not that uncommon to receive false signals. ATC will routinely ask pilots flying in a vicinity of a signal to listen in for confirmation. Pay no attention to the news media, they sensationalize everything and know nothing except what a 500 hour private...
Not true. On/off/standby. That's it. One switch panel typically controls two transponders on transport category aircraft, head A/head B respectively one at a time. ATC will sometimes instruct you to turn the transponder off or switch to the secondary if it is transmitting erroneous information...
Thanks for the reply. The political climate today has everyone on edge, and even though LEO training has always included distinguishing good guys from bad guys, this does seem to be over the top in my humble opinion. Why no blacks, Arabs, Hispanics, etc.? Less than 5% of the black population are...