On Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:40:58 +0000, David Kinsell wrote:

On Mon, 08 Jun 2015 17:37:26 -0700, cliffhilty wrote:

I am saddened for our loss of Joe, I met him a few years ago as a
scorer at a SCOH contest, very nice gentleman.

As for spot vs Delorme or other means of location ID, I have an
original Spot and it has great reception on my parachute left shoulder.
Cost is my main reason for not changing.

I still use a Spot Connect on the parachute strap, it seems reliable in
transmitting points. If there's an option for faster than 10 minute
resolution, I haven't found it. Unfortunately, to turn on tracking, you
need data on your phone, which occasionally is quite inconvenient.
Stupid design. Probably time to upgrade to something better.

To update this, their phone app has now been changed so that internet is
no longer required on the phone to use the app. After changing info like
contact lists on the website, you're prompted to sync that info with the
phone. But in the field, no internet is now needed.

The faster than 10 minute tracking is available on their newest (Gen3)
hardware, but not older units. However, hitting the SOS button does give
5 minute updates. I hope it initiates a transmission as soon as the
button is pressed.

-Dave