Bob wrote..... B! If you use the SPOT system in a remote area I suggest turning it on and waiting 15 minutes to insure it establishes a signal then after activating the "I am O K " button let is transmit for another 15. .......... safe paddling Bob I liked very much your resume Bob, I just would like to add something. Once you turn it on it starts looking for satellites but once it finds them signals are sent reasonably quickly after the Im OK button is pushed. The good thing about is is that when the OK button is pressed the ON light and OK light flash together. Once the message has been sent the OK light stops and only the ON light stays. So I keep my radio on during my whole crossing. I have been using it for more than 200 hours now still with the original batteries, so there is no need to turn it off after each OK signal. Just keep it on and it will stay hooked to the satellites and therefore each OK sign will go out in less than a minute or so if sky is clear from objects. Best Regards, Rafael. *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Sep 22 2008 - 17:18:49 PDT
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