Somebody on this list (Doug, I think) said once that 406 Mhz ACR PLB Aqua/Terra/Aero Fix) would've been great if it were TAD smaller. Good news here - ACR now have MicroFix PLB http://www.acrelectronics.com/microfix/microfix.htm, and it is roughly 1.5 times smaller. Width has come down from 3.1" to 2.2". Other dimensions are about the same. It's also lighter now - 10 oz VS previous 12 oz, and battery life is 4 hours longer (40 hrs VS 36 hrs). Bad news is that street price is about $600 (VS $400 for previous "Fix"). I hate tiny buttons of cell phones, but in this case I don't mind this thing being small. Buttons are probably same size as before, heh, heh... One thing I don't understand - why they rate its accuracy with internal GPS at 100 meters (same as in previous model). My Garmin usually shows less than 15 meters acccuracy in open areas. Must be a different GPS circuit and/or different satellites (this would've been not too savvy - why not sharing same satellite network)? *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Nov 14 2008 - 21:46:13 PST
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