[pct-l] personal locator beacons

[Diarmaid Harmon]

Chris.

 I use the spot and I found that the signal doesn't always go through. It doesn't seem to matter whether I was in a clear area or a wooded area it was random. I got in the habit of sending double spot's at each time. Your loved ones need to understand that not hearing from you doesn't mean there is an emergency. The device can fail and you may need to get to the next town to send a message home that all is ok. 

Diarmaid "Irish" Harmon
irishharmon at comcast.net

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, Guinness in one hand, steak in the other, yell 'Holy Sh**, What a Ride!"


On Mar 1, 2013, at 10:59 PM, Chris Anderson wrote:

> I am looking at PLB's right now due to pressure from my family and loved ones.  I am looking at the spot, and also the acr resqlink.  the spot is cheaper but requires a yearly plan, while the resqlink is more expensive, it doesn't require paying for a subscription.  Does anybody have experience or knowledge about the two comparing their satellite coverage?  I have heard the spot device is "spotty" when sending the OK msg...and the acr doesn't have that option.  I'm not interested in options, just peace of mind for others...so how do i find out if one or the other has better coverage/transmission.  The acr seems to be a cheaper buy even if more expensive since i plan on causing my loved ones more trepidation in the future...sometimes you can't convince people you will be ok...and it would be nice to have a backup backup plan in case i end up not ok
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