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Message started by IBFLY on Jan 4th, 2013 at 9:13pm

Title: Re: Personal Locator Beacons
Post by Jim J Solo on Jan 16th, 2013 at 7:18pm

BillConner wrote on Jan 15th, 2013 at 2:57pm:

Jim J Solo wrote on Jan 10th, 2013 at 7:49pm:


Really reliable SOS help is the PLB.


Do you know of an instance of a Spot having failed to send an SOS message?  I agree a PLB is more robust than a Spot but, are you sure a Spot is not robust enough?  I feel 100% comfortable with a Spot.


Bill, No I haven't. I think the issues with the early models and not knowing if the "I'm OK" messages were getting through created a lack of trust. My guess?? Some outfitters/guides expressed a lack of confidence in Spots. They had used PLB before and trusted them.

We'll use both on Lake Superior. One of us will carry the Spot and the other a PLB. In Q I'll just use a Spot. Mostly to send "I'm OK" to tripping partner's loved ones at home, and it still has a SOS feature.

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