Re: SPOT Emergency Beacon

On Thu, 8 May 2008 21:31:38 -0400, "Roger Long" <strider@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>Any experience or opinions on the SPOT beacon and service?
>
>It covers all the areas I plan to sail and I like the idea of being able
to 
>send messages to an intermediary ashore instead of an all or nothing
panic 
>button that starts a full blown SAR exercise when you push it.

I have a "friend of a friend" who has one.  It works well and the
price seems reasonable enough.  In my opinion it is a decent, low cost
alternative to a SSB, EPIRB or Sat Phone.  No voice capability of
course, but a way to keep in touch or send an emergency message.