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susan collyar
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406Link vs Spot
We are doing
research
on pros/cons on using 406Link on existing
Epirb
or getting Spot. Anyone out there have any information they can share?
08-08-2010, 14:53
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Spot doesn't cover everywhere. Depends on hyour sailing grounds......
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Spot is not a replacement for an
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