Nice, i just got mine a couple of weeks ago, just in time for my 2 weeks Maldives liveaboard trip next month! ♥ The biggest USP for me was that it does NOT require any kind of subscription, unlike the alternatives like the Garmin inReach. Pay once, use forever. Make sure to also get either the silicone jacket (with slots for 2" webbing on the back) or the nylon pouch, which can also be attached to 2" webbing and includes the lanyard. And yes, you can fit it into the nylon pouch while in the silicone jacket - but that requires a bit of massaging, is pretty tight, and probably also nonsense! For regular use and testing, the nylon pouch is probably the better choice, otherwise i'd go for the silicone jacket - but make sure to attach some kind of lanyard to it then.
When you put the batteries in, write on a pieces of paper and slip it in the battery housing facing out, so you can see when the last time you changed the batteries.
Just picked up one of these myself. Seems technically capable but there’s a few weaknesses in the design that make it feel like an alpha product: I’ll use it and hope for an improved version one day. Issues: feels cheap; exposed screws on the battery compartment; it’s much bigger than it needs to be; the aerial is bare metal with sharp edges; the mounting options are clumsy
Problem is its line of sight and reliance on needing newer radios on nearby boats. Its why I prefer either ACR's newer ResQLink AIS PLB that covers both satellite and near field communication in one. Or RescueMe's PLB1.
Unfortunately, over time, the plastic tabs have cracked on my unit, and the dive shop I work for the something to the 14 units they use. Unfortunately I can't recommend them because of this personally.
Nice, i just got mine a couple of weeks ago, just in time for my 2 weeks Maldives liveaboard trip next month! ♥
The biggest USP for me was that it does NOT require any kind of subscription, unlike the alternatives like the Garmin inReach. Pay once, use forever.
Make sure to also get either the silicone jacket (with slots for 2" webbing on the back) or the nylon pouch, which can also be attached to 2" webbing and includes the lanyard.
And yes, you can fit it into the nylon pouch while in the silicone jacket - but that requires a bit of massaging, is pretty tight, and probably also nonsense!
For regular use and testing, the nylon pouch is probably the better choice, otherwise i'd go for the silicone jacket - but make sure to attach some kind of lanyard to it then.
When you put the batteries in, write on a pieces of paper and slip it in the battery housing facing out, so you can see when the last time you changed the batteries.
Just picked up one of these myself. Seems technically capable but there’s a few weaknesses in the design that make it feel like an alpha product: I’ll use it and hope for an improved version one day. Issues: feels cheap; exposed screws on the battery compartment; it’s much bigger than it needs to be; the aerial is bare metal with sharp edges; the mounting options are clumsy
I just bought a second hand Inreach Mini 2. Bit different from this unit but it should provide a bit of safety on remote trips.
Problem is its line of sight and reliance on needing newer radios on nearby boats. Its why I prefer either ACR's newer ResQLink AIS PLB that covers both satellite and near field communication in one. Or RescueMe's PLB1.
Neither of those are suitable for scuba diving.
Hi Mark, great presentation. How does it compare with ENOS?
Unfortunately, over time, the plastic tabs have cracked on my unit, and the dive shop I work for the something to the 14 units they use. Unfortunately I can't recommend them because of this personally.
You could probably rig it to the end of your dsmb and get a little more range
No PLB no care
Then, the term GPS is misleading since it doesn't work with satellite but radio wave.
It picks up GPS positioning signals (from satellites, if that wasn’t obvious) and broadcasts your location via VHF radio
@@RemoteViewr It is NOT what buyers from Amazon have reviewed.