alex wrote: > Craig said: >> At some point in the near future you can expect that SAR operations >> undertaken on the basis of a lack of SPOT information will not happen >> unless there is some other evidence of a problem independent of SPOT. > When this happens, i.e. when SAR operations would commence only when > problem has been reported by source other than SPOT, this will mark the > end of SPOT usefulness and we may as well leave it home :-) Well said, Alex. Unless the SPOT manufacturer/provider fixes the flaw, I think it is mainly useful as a convenient way of tracking someone. Certainly good for that, as Jackie describes, but it is being marketed as a good way to ensure help is summoned if you _fail_ to report in. Just to be clear: the flaw is the apparent lack of a confirmation from the satellite _to_the_user_ that a SPOT transmission has been received and relayed on. Is this a difficult problem to solve? -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Jul 20 2008 - 02:24:36 PDT
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