The SPOT Satellite Messenger is a MUST-have for any backcountry traveler!
The National Association of Search and Rescue estimates that there are over 50,000 search and rescue missions launched each year in the United States. Most of these are initiated without knowledge of the victims’ location. While the popularity of GPS navigation systems and the increased coverage of wireless phone networks give some people a sense of security, anyone who routinely ventures into the wilderness knows how unreliable phone service can be in remote areas. The SPOT Satellite Messenger significantly raises the safety factor for the hundreds of millions of people around the world who take to the outdoors each year.
If you, your friends, or your family spend time away from home, you know that keeping in touch is important. You worry about those you love when you don’t know where they are or how they’re doing. Whether someone is far away on an extreme adventure or just on a local trip, it helps to know that they can always be in contact. The SPOT Satellite Messenger is an easy way to bring this peace of mind to you and your loved ones. No matter where they are in the outdoors, SPOT will be able to send their exact location and a message that indicates how they’re doing. So, If even if they are out of cell phone range or where cell service is unreliable, SPOT can send a message. Even if they are within cell phone range, using SPOT is a convenient way for others to update you on their status. Just a push of a button allows them to send their location and let you know they’re ok. SPOT never interrupts their fun, but always gives you greater peace of mind. Best of all, you know that if there is ever an emergency, your loved one can get assistance where and when they need it.
Whether you’re just checking in, allowing others to track your progress, or calling for help – SPOT gives you a vital line of communication with friends and family when you want it, and emergency assistance when and where you need it. And since it utilizes 100% satellite technology, SPOT works around the world – even where cell phones don’t.
Backpacker Magazine 2008 Editors’ Choice Award
The SPOT Satellite Messenger was presented with the Editors’ Choice Award at the annual Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City in January 2008. Since 1993 Backpacker editors have recognized products as the best of the year according to months of field testing by teams of highly trained hikers and climbers. Hundreds of new products every year are put through rigorous testing processes to ensure the performance of the winner is truly worthy of distinction and meets the guiding principles the program: gear that is of real value to the readers of Backpacker magazine, who are very active, long-term outdoor enthusiasts.
2008 Innovations Design and Engineering Award by the Consumer electronics Association (CEA©)
The SPOT™ Satellite Messenger has a has been awarded the Consumer Electronics Association’s (CEA®) 2008 Innovations Design and Engineering Award. The award, judged and selected annually by a panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and journalists, was given to SPOT in the category of Personal Electronics.
How it Works:
- GPS satellites provide coordinates.
- SPOT Messenger’s onboard GPS chip determines your exact coordinates and sends your location and message to SPOT’s commercial satellite system.
- SPOT commercial satellites relay your message to specific satellite antennas around the world.
- Satellite antenna and supporting equipment route your message and location to the appropriate network. (Internet/email, Cell Phone/SMS, or Emergency Call Center)
- Your message is delivered according to instructions via text message, email or emergency notification to the appropriate service.
Four functions quickly deliver security to loved ones with the push of a button. SPOT customers are using these functions as a convenient way to keep in better contact in many everyday and emergency situations.
§ Ask For Help: Notification via email or SMS to your private (Family and Friends) help network. (Out of gas, flat tire, lost on a country road, need pick up due to weather, minor problem-need a ride)
§ Check In: Notification via email or SMS to those who you want to know your OK. (Camping, hunting, fishing, boating, running late, flight delayed, out for a walk/shopping)
§ Track Progress: Coordinates are plotted on GoogleMapsTM. (Hiking, hunting & fishing trips, Kids walking home from school, Teen Driver Locator/Tracking, International Travel)
§ ALERT 9-1-1: Alerts Professional Emergency Responders of your location and distress.
Size: 4.38 X 2.75 X 1.5”
Approximate Weight: 7.37 ounces
Power: 2 lithium ion batteries.
Under normal usage, a full battery charge shall meet or exceed the following:
- Power on, unused: Approximately 1 year
- SPOTcasting tracking mode: Approximately 14 days
- 9-1-1 Mode: Up to seven consecutive days
- SPOTcheckOK/v: 1,900 messages
Operating Environment:
- Temperature -40 degrees to 185 degrees F
- Altitude: -300 feet to 21,000 feet
- Floats in water: Waterproof up to 1 meter for 30 minutes
- Vibration and Shock Resistant
- Humidity/Salt Fog rated: 95%-100% condensation, 5% NaCl, 95% distilled water.
Low cost satellite service subscription required. We would be glad to assist you with set-up and configuration of this device!
***Case for SPOT available soon!***
