This is in pre-sale right now but looks cool. The App to run the device includes offline maps too.
http://www.beartooth.com
what do you guys think?
http://www.beartooth.com
what do you guys think?
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Off grid communication and maps
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kcebcj
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Interesting!
Might be a good substitute for Garmin Rinos, if the price is right.
I thought it was going to turn your cell phone into a satellite phone for a second. Now that would be cool.
I thought it was going to turn your cell phone into a satellite phone for a second. Now that would be cool.
dok7mm
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I thought there might be something good there also, but it appears to be line-of-sight and signal is one watt. The best thing about it, seems to be you can recharge your cell phone battery from it. The text function MIGHT work at slightly longer distance. If so, you might be able to communicate with your hunting partners IF they also purchase the unit. I just don't see anything in it, for the time being.
dok7mm
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Keep us informed about how it works for you, as they won't ship for 8-12 months. It might be handy ---- time will tell.
I received this a little while ago. It is still early product stage but it seems to work really good.
My wife and I took them hiking in the Tennessee hills last weekend and we were able to communicate well. It does require line of sight but was good to as much range as we could get in the hills(probably about a mile). My brother in law said he got it up to 3 miles on the beach in California.
The Map downloads are good. One minor issue currently you have to down load the default map scheme as well as any of the other schemes that you want to use for the area you need. If you don't download the default scheme it can't locate you on that one once you have no data so it does not work. As long as you have the default scheme though you can use any of the others with no problem.
You can also send your location to anyone you are able to talk to. Looks like there may be more features coming.
I'm going to be incommunicado for a few weeks but will answer any questions to the best of my ability when I get back.
My wife and I took them hiking in the Tennessee hills last weekend and we were able to communicate well. It does require line of sight but was good to as much range as we could get in the hills(probably about a mile). My brother in law said he got it up to 3 miles on the beach in California.
The Map downloads are good. One minor issue currently you have to down load the default map scheme as well as any of the other schemes that you want to use for the area you need. If you don't download the default scheme it can't locate you on that one once you have no data so it does not work. As long as you have the default scheme though you can use any of the others with no problem.
You can also send your location to anyone you are able to talk to. Looks like there may be more features coming.
I'm going to be incommunicado for a few weeks but will answer any questions to the best of my ability when I get back.
Hello,
I realize this is an old post but this may be of interest to you...
Thuraya SatSleeve+
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This would be wonderful, but doesn't look like it's available in North America. Probably due to some stupid marketing restrictions.
