I know some on this group are using SPOT tracking devices. You may want to be
aware of this:

Spot Recalls Satellite Communicator Due To Loss of Emergency Communications
Capability
(Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls / April 19, 2011)
Hazard: The internal voltage regulator can stop working, resulting in the
inability to transmit messages and tracking information in emergency situations.


Incidents/Injuries: Spot LLC has received two reports of product failure in
temperatures below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. No injuries have been reported.


Description: The satellite communicator tracks the user's location and sends the
user's GPS coordinates and a distress message in the case of an emergency. The
device is black with the SPOT logo and the word DeLorme on the front. It
measures 3 inches x 2.6 inches and is bundled with the DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w
GPS. The GPS is not subject to this recall. Affected products have Electronic
Serial Numbers (ESN) from 0-2000000 to 0-2019999. The ESN is located on a label
under the battery.


Sold by: Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops, REI, L.L. Bean and other retailers nationwide
from July 2010 through March 2011 for $549.


Remedy: Consumers should stop using the product immediately and contact Spot LLC
for a free replacement.


Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Spot LLC at (866) 727-7733
between 8 a.m. and midnight ET, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's
website at http://www.findmespot.com/replacement

On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:45:07 -0400, Futility Man <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>I know some on this group are using SPOT tracking devices. You may want to be
>aware of this:
>
>Spot Recalls Satellite Communicator Due To Loss of Emergency Communications
>Capability
>(Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls / April 19, 2011)
>Hazard: The internal voltage regulator can stop working, resulting in the
>inability to transmit messages and tracking information in emergency situations.
>
>
>Incidents/Injuries: Spot LLC has received two reports of product failure in
>temperatures below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. No injuries have been reported.
>
>
>Description: The satellite communicator tracks the user's location and sends the
>user's GPS coordinates and a distress message in the case of an emergency. The
>device is black with the SPOT logo and the word DeLorme on the front. It
>measures 3 inches x 2.6 inches and is bundled with the DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w
>GPS. The GPS is not subject to this recall. Affected products have Electronic
>Serial Numbers (ESN) from 0-2000000 to 0-2019999. The ESN is located on a label
>under the battery.
>
>
>Sold by: Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops, REI, L.L. Bean and other retailers nationwide
>from July 2010 through March 2011 for $549.
>
>
>Remedy: Consumers should stop using the product immediately and contact Spot LLC
>for a free replacement.
>
>
>Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Spot LLC at (866) 727-7733
>between 8 a.m. and midnight ET, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's
>website at http://www.findmespot.com/replacement

What?

Why would any normal person use SPOT?

What kind of biking are folks doing where it is that risky and there
isn't cellphone coverage?

DFC

On 7/29/2011 11:09 AM, Datesfat Chicks wrote:
>
> What?
>
> Why would any normal person use SPOT?
>
> What kind of biking are folks doing where it is that risky and there
> isn't cellphone coverage?
>
> DFC

Haven't been out West much, then?

Bob M.

Bob Myers wrote:

> Datesfat Chicks wrote:
>> What?
>>
>> Why would any normal person use SPOT?
>>
>> What kind of biking are folks doing where it is that risky and there
>> isn't cellphone coverage?
>
> Haven't been out West much, then?

A friend of mine is currently riding the Transamerica Trail. I'll bet
there are places along that route where there's no cell coverage. :-)

--
-bts
-Four wheels carry the body; two wheels move the soul

In article <j0v75i$k15$(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)d
says...
>
> Bob Myers wrote:
>
> > Datesfat Chicks wrote:
> >> What?
> >>
> >> Why would any normal person use SPOT?
> >>
> >> What kind of biking are folks doing where it is that risky and there
> >> isn't cellphone coverage?
> >
> > Haven't been out West much, then?
>
> A friend of mine is currently riding the Transamerica Trail. I'll bet
> there are places along that route where there's no cell coverage. :-)

The Canadians will lend you a satphone if you're riding or driving the
Trans-Labrador--they want the price of it as a deposit though,
refundable on return.

On 2011-07-29 13:09:01 -0400, Datesfat Chicks <(E-Mail Removed)> said:

> On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:45:07 -0400, Futility Man <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>> I know some on this group are using SPOT tracking devices. You may want to be
>> aware of this:
>>
>> Spot Recalls Satellite Communicator Due To Loss of Emergency Communications
>> Capability
>> (Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls / April 19, 2011)
>> Hazard: The internal voltage regulator can stop working, resulting in the
>> inability to transmit messages and tracking information in emergency
>> situations.
>>
>>
>> Incidents/Injuries: Spot LLC has received two reports of product failure in
>> temperatures below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. No injuries have been reported.
>>
>>
>> Description: The satellite communicator tracks the user's location and
>> sends the
>> user's GPS coordinates and a distress message in the case of an emergency. The
>> device is black with the SPOT logo and the word DeLorme on the front. It
>> measures 3 inches x 2.6 inches and is bundled with the DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w
>> GPS. The GPS is not subject to this recall. Affected products have Electronic
>> Serial Numbers (ESN) from 0-2000000 to 0-2019999. The ESN is located on a label
>> under the battery.
>>
>>
>> Sold by: Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops, REI, L.L. Bean and other retailers
>> nationwide
>> from July 2010 through March 2011 for $549.
>>
>>
>> Remedy: Consumers should stop using the product immediately and contact
>> Spot LLC
>> for a free replacement.
>>
>>
>> Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Spot LLC at (866) 727-7733
>> between 8 a.m. and midnight ET, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's
>> website at http://www.findmespot.com/replacement
>
> What?
>
> Why would any normal person use SPOT?
>
> What kind of biking are folks doing where it is that risky and there
> isn't cellphone coverage?
>
> DFC

I have one and use it. It's for the wife's peace of mind and to let my
friends follow along on my adventures. The emergency locator is just a
big bonus, not to mention the life flight insurance available for $8 a
year. I've been a few places where I appreciated having the
communications capability. You can send "I'm OK" messages too.


--
sleazy
IBA#41627
Veni, vidi, velcri
I came, I saw, I stuck around

On 2011-07-29 18:01:41 -0400, "J. Clarke" <(E-Mail Removed)> said:

> In article <j0v75i$k15$(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)d
> says...
>>
>> Bob Myers wrote:
>>
>>> Datesfat Chicks wrote:
>>>> What?
>>>>
>>>> Why would any normal person use SPOT?
>>>>
>>>> What kind of biking are folks doing where it is that risky and there
>>>> isn't cellphone coverage?
>>>
>>> Haven't been out West much, then?
>>
>> A friend of mine is currently riding the Transamerica Trail. I'll bet
>> there are places along that route where there's no cell coverage. :-)
>
> The Canadians will lend you a satphone if you're riding or driving the
> Trans-Labrador--they want the price of it as a deposit though,
> refundable on return.

Damn cheap potentially life saving insurance, IMHO.

The SPOT can also be used to call in medical assistance at an accident
scene even if there's cell phone coverage.

--
sleazy
IBA#41627
Veni, vidi, velcri
I came, I saw, I stuck around

Datesfat Chicks <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> Why would any normal person use SPOT?
>
> What kind of biking are folks doing where it is that risky and there
> isn't cellphone coverage?

How much cell coverage do you think I had during this 31 hour period?

http://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?...382e5ffc&p=GBU

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IBA# 11465
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