Has there ever been a sci-fi story where a distress beacon wasn't a trap?

Watching a sci-fi short on YT, and had a thought - Has there ever been a sci-fi story where a distress beacon wasn't some sort of trap? It's almost become a trope.

Usually plays out like this:

1. Spaceship detects a distress beacon from a remote region in space. 2. Optimistic protagonist says they should check it out. 3. Realist/pessimist supporting character says it's not worth the risk. 4. Protagonist either overrules the supporting character or sneaks out against orders. 5. Things go badly.

*ETA*: OK, fine. I missed a bunch. I yield a chunk of my nerd cred.