HI All, Anyone wanting more information on this tool should look up www.findmespot.com
The SPOT is setup to use Lithium Batteries, AA size. I do not know why there would be a problem but in the past I have put in SKIP's id code and gotten 404 errors at the web page he listed. It should be known that in the middle of Sept SPOT also did new programming and maybe SKIP missed updating his personal data files and possibly a glitch from prior programing caused a defect. In any event: I am sure SKIP would not want the notoriety of having an alert from the USCG transmitted everywhere. It would make him look foolish again. Remember he has had several issues that caused a bit of embarrassment in the past, including: Losing his boat on the rocks the first weekend they went out sailing on their cruise when they were all sleeping as it went into a reef causing them to have to be rescued by USCG Helicopter and later having salvage boats pull it off the rocks; Running out of fuel in the ocean as they were trying to go up to Maine due to not knowing how low they were before they reached their destination port; and normal operational snafus including going aground in both the Chesapeake, and in the Bahamas when they failed to read the water correctly... If it were me, the last thing I would want would be someone sending an alert to all stations and marinas further using my boat name. I think SKIP and Lydia have learned a lot and are capable of sounding off their own EPIRB if they get into trouble. They have been able to do it before and I am sure they have not forgotten how to do it. Ed (floating in Curacao in the South Caribbean with a SPOT at hand for following us!) On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Ron Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > As I told you, it uses "AA" batteries. They last a long time, but I was told > by a user that the units must be rebooted every 24 hours. The behavior you > describe is similar to the malfunctions I observed on the 3 boats traveling > from Seattle to Yokohama. If you contact the US Coast Guard, they will do a > marine broadcast search and call all the marinas enroute. They will also > want to know if you have a float plan for "Flying Pig." It will use scarce > resources. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 6:57 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Off to the the Bahamas > > [email protected] wrote: >> THIS IS RIDICULOUS. HE HAS A SPOT THAT HAS ITS OWN >> 911 BUTTON THAT HE CAN REQUEST HELP IF HE WANTS IT. > > Does the SPOT work independently of the boat batteries? > > Jim. > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > -- Ed Kelly sailing vessel ANGEL LOUISE - Catalac 12m Skype Cell telephone: 202-657-6357 [email protected] _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
