Alex said: > Good to know. Why you think there is such a difference in battery life > - 36 > hrs vs 168 hrs? Is it because Spot transmits only every 5 minutes, and > EPIRB - more often? [Steve Holtzman] Alex, I don't think it's because one transmits more, but rather, the GEOS satellites that the SPOT transmits to are in lower orbits and therefore should require less transmitting power. The biggest difference between the units are in areas covered. The SPOT does not have coverage over the entire world. In fact, Alaska just came into their coverage area within the last month or two. If you are in the coverage area, it's a good tool IMHO, but if you're outside of their coverage area, it's just expensive junk. Steve Steve __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3466 (20080923) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 23 2008 - 18:58:16 PDT
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