Posted by: Doug_Ritter
SPOT Failures
Posted by: Russ
Re: SPOT Failures - 03/06/19 08:19 PM
Thanks Doug. That is a serious failure to find only during an actual emergency. Is this a quality control issue with the SPOT gen. 3 or a systemic failure? Two failures from the same piece of real-estate may indicate a coverage issue (??).
The idea of selling the bad units on eBay and not requesting the units return to SPOT, Inc. was a major mistake. That guy should not be answering phones for a living.
The idea of selling the bad units on eBay and not requesting the units return to SPOT, Inc. was a major mistake. That guy should not be answering phones for a living.
Posted by: chaosmagnet
Re: SPOT Failures - 03/06/19 08:39 PM
Holy mother of goodness, that's horrible.
Posted by: Phaedrus
Re: SPOT Failures - 03/06/19 09:00 PM
Yikes! No bueno!
Posted by: Doug_Ritter
Re: SPOT Failures - 03/06/19 09:03 PM
Posted by: hikermor
Re: SPOT Failures - 03/07/19 08:20 PM
One thing caught my attention in the original posting - snowmobiling in the Mt. Baker Wilderness (??) Mechanical appliances are a no-no in designated wilderness areas.
Glad he was rescued, but he should also receive a citation, with an appreciable fine.
Selling a known defective unit on ebay?? Give me a break!!
What is really intriguing is that the plain old cell phone came through and summoned assistance, even in a presumably isolated area. it seems to me that, day in and day out, cell phones get word out in case of a problem, while PLB usage is still somewhat rare. Does anyone have dependable stats??
Glad he was rescued, but he should also receive a citation, with an appreciable fine.
Selling a known defective unit on ebay?? Give me a break!!
What is really intriguing is that the plain old cell phone came through and summoned assistance, even in a presumably isolated area. it seems to me that, day in and day out, cell phones get word out in case of a problem, while PLB usage is still somewhat rare. Does anyone have dependable stats??