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#212890 - 12/12/10 01:39 PM 1st Look: ACR ResQLink - Smallest Lightest PLB YET
Doug_Ritter Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/28/01 Posts: 2207	It’s been a long time coming, but we just got a brief firsthand look at ACR Electronics’ new ResQLink 406 MHz PLB which lays claim to the "world’s smallest and lightest" PLB title. Take a look at ACR's answer to the groundbreaking McMurdo FastFind 210 and discover if it's been worth the wait. http://www.equipped.org/blog/?p=284 _________________________ Doug Ritter Editor Equipped To Survive® Chairman & Executive Director Equipped To Survive Foundation www.KnifeRights.org www.DougRitter.com
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#212891 - 12/12/10 02:43 PM Re: 1st Look: ACR ResQLink - Smallest Lightest PLB YET [Re: Doug_Ritter]
Russ Geezer Registered: 06/02/06 Posts: 5357 Loc: SOCAL	Looks good. Any idea on when it will get FCC authorization? Smaller & lighter goes a long way when it's also better. _________________________ Better is the Enemy of Good Enough. Okay, what’s your point??
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#212892 - 12/12/10 02:58 PM Re: 1st Look: ACR ResQLink - Smallest Lightest PLB YET [Re: Russ]
Doug_Ritter Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/28/01 Posts: 2207	Originally Posted By: Russ Looks good. Any idea on when it will get FCC authorization? Smaller & lighter goes a long way when it's also better. Like the article notes, "Expect availability of the new ResQLink in the first quarter of 2011." Whether they get there by then is anyone's guess, but that's their expectation. _________________________ Doug Ritter Editor Equipped To Survive® Chairman & Executive Director Equipped To Survive Foundation www.KnifeRights.org www.DougRitter.com
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#212894 - 12/12/10 08:05 PM Re: 1st Look: ACR ResQLink - Smallest Lightest PLB YET [Re: Doug_Ritter]
Paul810 Veteran Registered: 03/02/03 Posts: 1428 Loc: NJ, USA	I love this trend of PLBs (and gear in general) getting smaller and lighter. With PLBs it means I'll always be able to carry it on my person. With other gear, traveling lighter means less fatigue and, therefore, safer romps through the forest. While I'm not a ultra light hiker/camper, I do realize that and ounce here and an ounce there can really add up.
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#212895 - 12/12/10 09:23 PM Re: 1st Look: ACR ResQLink - Smallest Lightest PLB YET [Re: Paul810]
hikermor Geezer in Chief Geezer Registered: 08/26/06 Posts: 7705 Loc: southern Cal	While I retain a fondness for the St. Bernard and a cask of brandy, this is small and light enough that I am tempted, Luddite that I am. _________________________ Geezer in Chief
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#212902 - 12/12/10 11:10 PM Re: 1st Look: ACR ResQLink - Smallest Lightest PLB YET [Re: Doug_Ritter]
TeacherRO Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/11/05 Posts: 2574	Is this of the 'pay for it all at once' or the 'pay a fee every year' type?
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#212913 - 12/13/10 12:55 AM Re: 1st Look: ACR ResQLink - Smallest Lightest PLB YET [Re: TeacherRO]
Alan_Romania Addict Registered: 06/29/05 Posts: 648 Loc: Arizona	Originally Posted By: TeacherRO Is this of the 'pay for it all at once' or the 'pay a fee every year' type? This is a PLB, unlike SPOT there are no service fees for the emergency signaling services. The price you pay for the unit is all you have to pay unless you want to use the 406 Link Messaging Service. If you don't want the extra features, you still have a completely functioning emergency device. _________________________ "Trust in God --and press-check. You cannot ignore danger and call it faith." -Duke
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#212919 - 12/13/10 03:26 AM Re: 1st Look: ACR ResQLink - Smallest Lightest PLB YET [Re: Paul810]
Dagny Pooh-Bah Registered: 11/25/08 Posts: 1918 Loc: Washington, DC	Originally Posted By: Paul810 I love this trend of PLBs (and gear in general) getting smaller and lighter. With PLBs it means I'll always be able to carry it on my person. With other gear, traveling lighter means less fatigue and, therefore, safer romps through the forest. While I'm not a ultra light hiker/camper, I do realize that and ounce here and an ounce there can really add up. Ditto, at this rate I'll be carrying one in the next couple years. Great to see the progress on the PLB front.
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#212924 - 12/13/10 04:35 AM Re: 1st Look: ACR ResQLink - Smallest Lightest PLB YET [Re: Doug_Ritter]
Hikin_Jim Sheriff Pooh-Bah Registered: 10/12/07 Posts: 1804 Loc: Southern California	Wow. Looks pretty sweet. I never did like the "you have to break it open to deploy the antenna" aspect of the McMurdo Fast Find (and then send it in to the factory to get the antenna re-sealed. If the prices is competitive, then this looks like a winner. Thank you, ACR (and Doug for reporting it). HJ _________________________ Adventures In Stoving
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#212926 - 12/13/10 04:57 AM Re: 1st Look: ACR ResQLink - Smallest Lightest PLB YET [Re: Hikin_Jim]
ChicagoCraig Member Registered: 11/30/09 Posts: 113	I just recently picked up a SarLink View. Size and cost aside and from a pure functional viewpoint I'm wondering how it stacks up against the ResQLink. Is information available in regards to transmit watts ERP ?
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