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Post by jd on Apr 21, 2008 18:16:36 GMT -5
very interesting review of the new spot plb/messaging device. i expect we might be seeing more of these in the near future. www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=39166maybe see if the local rep will do a presentation at an upcoming rat meeting? --jd |
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Post by mullsters on Apr 22, 2008 13:30:30 GMT -5
2 months ago at the SAR Council meeting the rep came and did a brief presentation. Looks pretty nifty. There was discussion of phasing out the MLU (an archaic system that is expensive to upkeep) and using the SPOT technology as a replacement. A lot more discussion is still needed, but this is a thought.
BTW ... the sar meetings are the 2nd Monday of every month ... all are invited and there is useful information shared (sometimes :-)
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Post by jd on Apr 22, 2008 15:24:44 GMT -5
that would be pretty trick to set them up as rental units and have the "help me" message go straight to the sar coordinaters with a gps location.
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Post by chandler on Apr 22, 2008 18:41:33 GMT -5
It was also discussed at the last SAR meeting and many issues have come up. They will be discussing it further in a side committee. They are like a GPS and may not work in heavy tree's and it will only work under 2 inches of snow. We will keep you posted. I guess there are 2 other systems like this out there, but this seems like the cheapest one that actually works.
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