Dear paddlewisers, Interesting gadget. We are locally planning to establish a pool of the ACR Aquafix PLB with GPS for use in coastal waters around the Baltic Sea. We already use VHF but miss something that always has a battery with power and that will take us out of the water reasonably fast if something really goes wrong. In Denmark a PLB must be registered as a regular epirb with a one-time registration fee of about $150. As far as our spouses are concerned the ordinary telephones have a satisfying coverage. Good luck with the SPOT. I look forward to hear about the experiences. Jens Viggo Moesmand --- "A friend of mine who I suspect thinks I am crazy for paddling solo as much as I do just sent me a note about a new GPS linked device which can be activated in emergencies to notify emergency personnel that you need help..." *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jan 31 2008 - 09:08:05 PST
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