Or maybe one of these?
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> On 5 Jun 2014, at 14:43, "Morgan" <discu...@sandercock.com> wrote: > > I still have one of the early SPOTs and see no reason to upgrade. In fact I > think the limitations of the system are important features for glider > pilots. > > In a competition context, the 10-minute updates with no altitude information > mean that there is no competitive information broadcast. Your crew can't > call you on the radio to let you know that your arch-nemesis is 5km behind > you. But it gives supremely accurate information for retrieves and SAR. If > we could know where the Malaysian airlines flight was 10-20 minutes before > it crashed, the search time would only be a few hours, not months or years. > I've been on retrieves where we were given a google maps printout of the > field, with the access gates identifiable. > > It's sort of like the mistake the americans have made with PowerFlarm. They > are trying to get it to receive Flarm transmissions many miles away when the > real benefit of Flarm is alerts to gliders that are close enough to read the > letters on the side. > > The Delorme system is great because it gives altitude. There are certain > types of soaring where your crew really needs to know this. It costs more > than SPOT so there's a cost-benefit tradeoff. Individuals now have the > choice to make that decision for themselves. If you really like the text > messaging ability, then perhaps you should get a proper satellite phone. > Once again, higher cost but more benefits - like you can actually make a > call from any outlanding anywhere. > > - Morgan > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net > [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of DMcD > Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2014 8:03 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Position Info > >>> It's free, permits multiple device types (SPOT, InReach etc), > > Interesting. > > I don't plan to use Spot next season. There are better alternatives. > > D > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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