[pct-l] SPOT

[walt Durling]

John. The two major players are the Spot and the Delorme Inreach SE. I use the latter and can attest to its reliability.  Not cheap, but reliable when it comes to sending and receiving satellite text messages. walt

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> On Jun 15, 2014, at 18:23, John Casterline <tnx4asking at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Wife is worried in particular about my hike from Kings Canyon to Vermillion
> and wants me to have some sort of ability to communicate the entire route
> in an emergency.
> 
> SPOT?  If so, which of the many versions?  I need nothing fancy - just
> ability to communicate.
> 
> I have both my iPhone and GPS for navigation (plus maps).  I see iPhone
> coverage is mostly non-existent.
> 
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