GPS equipped PLB for $560...

[Marc Ramsey]

If you're looking for a personal locater beacon, REI.com has the ACR
Terrafix 406 GPS equipped unit (item 709917) for $560, after a 20% off
coupon code for members (it costs $15 to join), and you can pick it up
at your local store if you like. You can also get the non-GPS version
for $480...

http://www.rei.com/

Marc

[GM]

Marc Ramsey wrote:
> If you're looking for a personal locater beacon, REI.com has the ACR
> Terrafix 406 GPS equipped unit (item 709917) for $560, after a 20%
off
> coupon code for members (it costs $15 to join), and you can pick it
up
> at your local store if you like. You can also get the non-GPS
version
> for $480...
>
> http://www.rei.com/
>
> Marc

.... or take a look at the McMurdo Pains Wessex Fastfind Plus 406 PLB
EPIRB. I found it advertised for $549 at Landfall Navigation in
Stamford, CT. Has also the built in GPS function, weighs 11oz and has
about the same dimensions than the Terrafix. Best of all, you can order
it online and don't pay the state sales tax. If you buy one in '05, the
manufacturer will send you replacement batteries for as long as you own
the unit.

Does anybody have an opinion on either unit?

Uli

[bumper]

Marc,

Unfortunately, the 20% off REI coupon can't be applied to this purchase . .
.. in the coupon "exclusions", GPS and ELBs are listed. Regular price of $699
applies - - bummer.

all the best,

bumper
"Marc Ramsey" > wrote in message
om...
> If you're looking for a personal locater beacon, REI.com has the ACR
> Terrafix 406 GPS equipped unit (item 709917) for $560, after a 20% off
> coupon code for members (it costs $15 to join), and you can pick it up at
> your local store if you like. You can also get the non-GPS version for
> $480...
>
> http://www.rei.com/
>
> Marc
>