peakhugger wrote:MoapaPk and Wastral:
Are y'all referring to your experience with the new SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger? It's only been out a few weeks or so....
Wastral's diversion brought us to the old SPOT, since his experiences were over a year ago, and I purchased mine 1.5 years or so back. The initial part of the conversation dealt more with the differences between a SPOT and avy beacon (e.g. the latter uses a longer lambda). The new SPOT uses the same wavelength as the old SPOT, but may have better reception and stronger transmission. The new unit requires 3 Li AAA, whereas the old one required 2 Li AA. The new unit seems like it may have decreased battery life; I don't know if that is because the battery power is less, or because the transmission power is greater.