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Delorme w/spot vs oregon 450T
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<blockquote data-quote="recurry" data-source="post: 472469" data-attributes="member: 31020"><p>Hi Stalker,</p><p> </p><p>I posted on another thread about the SPOT, but thought I'd reply here as well. I do a lot of backpacking in wilderness areas, often well outside of cell phone range and so on.</p><p> </p><p>I would say that if your wife just wants to know where you are - getting a status update periodically, etc. the SPOT would be great.</p><p> </p><p>If she wants to know that you'll be rescued if you have a real problem, then I'd say an ACR/PLB is a much better choice. A PLB costs a lot more than a SPOT, but a PLB gives you a much higher-degree of confidence that you'll be rescued if you have a problem - I've read a lot of complaints about SPOT devices with respect to connectivity and so on. PLBs, on the other hand, have a strong track record (especially with boaters) of working successfully and getting emergency help to somebody in a hurry.</p><p> </p><p>The important thing to remember is that there is a distinction between an EPIRB/PLB and a SPOT - the SPOT operates outside of the emergency network that a "real" PLB operates on. This means that you have to rely on a SPOT call center to receive your initial distress call, and then route that call to the appropriate responders. If you pull the trigger on the EPIRB/PLB, on the other hand, the alert goes straight to the USCG SAR folks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I hope this helps.</p><p> </p><p>Cheers,</p><p> </p><p>Russ</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recurry, post: 472469, member: 31020"] Hi Stalker, I posted on another thread about the SPOT, but thought I'd reply here as well. I do a lot of backpacking in wilderness areas, often well outside of cell phone range and so on. I would say that if your wife just wants to know where you are - getting a status update periodically, etc. the SPOT would be great. If she wants to know that you'll be rescued if you have a real problem, then I'd say an ACR/PLB is a much better choice. A PLB costs a lot more than a SPOT, but a PLB gives you a much higher-degree of confidence that you'll be rescued if you have a problem - I've read a lot of complaints about SPOT devices with respect to connectivity and so on. PLBs, on the other hand, have a strong track record (especially with boaters) of working successfully and getting emergency help to somebody in a hurry. The important thing to remember is that there is a distinction between an EPIRB/PLB and a SPOT - the SPOT operates outside of the emergency network that a "real" PLB operates on. This means that you have to rely on a SPOT call center to receive your initial distress call, and then route that call to the appropriate responders. If you pull the trigger on the EPIRB/PLB, on the other hand, the alert goes straight to the USCG SAR folks. I hope this helps. Cheers, Russ [/QUOTE]
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