On 3/04/2014 13:39, son_of_flubber wrote:
On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 9:28:28 PM UTC-4, GC wrote:

Spot/Inreach is an interesting toy. A PLB is the real thing.

It's silly to turn this into a PC vs. MAC type argument.

The tracking and 'I'm OK' capabilities of SPOT/INREACH have real
value and that base is not covered by a PLB.


Sorry. I'm not one of the IT passionistas and that's not what I
intended. The point I wanted to make is that a PLB and its capabilities
are defined by international agreements and specifications and if you
buy something called a PLB you know exactly what you're getting and you
know it will meet it's specs with near 100% reliability.

A Spot or Inreach box will (possibly) attempt to do what you think the
the maker has claimed if you have interpreted his advertsing accurately
(rather than the way he hopes you will - this is the nub of the "Aegean"
case). If it can't/doesn't do it, that is your problem unless you have
a deep pocket.

I repeat, a PLB is the real thing, Spot/Inreach is (so far) an
interesting toy.

GC