Peter wrote a list of specs from various sources. Peter Thanks for such a great collection of data ! I have been amused that various national websites seem to sing different songs about the same products. McMurdo USA says the Fastfind is good for 5 minutes at 10m (the basic requirement for any PLB, I believe) and their competitor (ACR) crows that ACR's units beat the Fastfind in this category with a 10 minute capability (see http://www.acrelectronics.com/media/products/1467/1942011141720760/FF%20Vs%2 0SARLink.pdf). However, on the McMurdo UK site, in a comparison between their own models of PLB (some with much longer than 24-hour battery lifespan) they give the 210 a 30 minute rating at 10m. So, were the US marketing guys just stating the obvious (that it meets the basic standard) and avoiding a claim of longer survivability because they're in a liability-intensive environment like the US ? Or did they seriously think the head office had got it wrong and the 210 was only good for 5 instead of 30 minutes ? Given that ACR is about their only serious competition in the US, it's hard to believe that they never noticed ACR's comparison page... Best Regards Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Aug 06 2011 - 05:10:13 PDT
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