Hello everyone,
Linking to a blog post by a local SAR guy that I think might be of interested to this community:
I thought it was pretty interesting and highlights some of the edge cases when using these devices.
Linking to a blog post by a local SAR guy that I think might be of interested to this community:
In the past year I’ve heard of two situations where the improper use of a satellite emergency notification device (SEND) such as an DeLorme InReach or SPOT Messenger have caused SAR to be called out to search. In both cases I suspect user error (misunderstanding how the device operates) combined with badly designed user interfaces to be the cause.
I thought it was pretty interesting and highlights some of the edge cases when using these devices.