what do you think of long range locators?

[Elie]

It is too hard to remember what everyone thinks of long range locators!
Do you think that they work? Do you think that they do not work? Do you think that they might work? Do you think that only those made by one manufacturer work?
Everyone should post what they think of long range locators, so that certain posts in other threads in this section will be clearer.
I say that long range locators are hoaxes, and that they do not work.