I mount my SPOT 1 on the left sholder strap but only through the outer most
strap. In my Ventus I am laynig back and that gives a relatively flat
facing up and have had no issues of not seeing tracks. The outer most
strap on my chute is the one that is attached to the harness and the spot
will not interfere with the deployment.

At 19:19 14 March 2011, Tony wrote:
On Mar 14, 2:03=A0pm, V1 wrote:
I purchased one of the new SPOT=92s (SPOT Satellite Messenger,
sometimes
called SPOT II). As a fall-back, I have a few options for mounting it
directly on my ship, but I=92d prefer a chute mount. I=92ve read Allen
Silvers 2009 file on how NOT to attach it to a parachute, although
that file didn=92t seem to say how/where was a good place to attach
it.
I will talk to my rigger, but first wanted to check for actual
experience with the latest generation SPOT. I looked in ras for recent
posts on mounting the SPOT, but only found a set of posts in early
2009 =A0and early 2010.
I=92d like to check for experience last season with the newer units.
Specifically how well did parachute attachments work (good tracking),
and how/where on the chute was it attached?

Thanks,
- Frank

Frank,

see: http://www.silverparachutes.com/smak_pak.html

I have the "new" SPOT as well and mount it in a similar location as is
shown in those pictures for the SMAK pack. I think I usually put my
spot on my left side, above the chest strap but low enough that it
doesn't cause issues like you read about with the parachute opening.
I picked up some velcro bands and use those to attache the SPOT to the
chute. I've never had any issues with satellite reception as long as
the SPOT is working otherwise.