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Personal Satellite Messenger/Tracker
IT GETS YOU BACK ALIVE- WHEN NOTHING ELSE WILL
PEACE OF MIND EVERYDAY - EMERGENCY ASSITANCE WHEN YOU NEED IT.

SPOT is the product praised by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today, as well as
the leading sailing, powerboating, and fishing publications. SPOT lets you live your life on the
water and tell others exactly where you are and how you’re doing – in real time. Because SPOT
uses satellites, it works in places cell phones never will.

Now you can let your spouse know you’re OK, ask for help from friends and family, or track your
location and show it to others back at home in real time, all while you’re out on the boat. In
trouble? Hold the 9-1-1 button to alert emergency responders around the world for critical
assistance.

SPOT is like an PLB, and so much more. Compared with PLB’s, SPOT updates your location in an
emergency more often and with greater accuracy. With the optional private rescue service, the
Emergency Response Center SPOT uses can dispatch an array of private responders in addition to
the public responders PLB’s rely on. This is useful in certain countries with poor public response
systems. Plus, SPOT has three key additional functions that PLB’s don’t. And best of all, it does so
much more for so much less money.

How it worksWith the simple press of a button, SPOT acquires your GPS location and sends your
location and pre-programmed message to your contacts over commercial communications satellites
– in real time.  

Four Simple Functions
911- Press and hold the 9-1-1 button to alert emergency responders of life-threatening events. The
GEOS Emergency Response Center will work with public response agencies around the world, and
call your emergency contacts to find out more about your situation and keep them informed of
rescue progress. GEOS works with all rescue agencies from the Air Force Rescue Coordination
Center and Coast Guard to local urban and rural 9-1-1 call centers. Optionally, GEOS will also
dispatch private rescue agencies in those countries where public resources won’t do.  911 sends a
message and location update every 5 minutes until cancelled.

Help – Not every situation is life-threatening. Run out of gas? Snap a mainsail? Need a Tow? Press
“HELP” to let friends and family know where your are and your situation, or notify your local boat
towing affiliate. They’ll get a text message on their cell phone and an email with a link to Google
Maps so they can assist. Help sends a message and location update every 5 minutes for 1 hour or
until cancelled.

Check-in – Lets your contacts know you’re okay, or save your location for later viewing on the
SPOT web service using Google Maps. Great to let your spouse know that you are running late,
mark where the fish are biting, or just remember a special place. Contacts can get a text message
with your GPS location and an e-mail with a link to Google Maps. For maximum reliability, Check-in
sends the same message from the messenger three times, and delivers the first to all of your
contacts.

Track Progress – Save your trip or show others where you are in real time.
Press and hold the “OK/Check” button for 5 seconds. Now, Track Progress updates your location
every 10 minutes to your SPOT web account. You can trek virtually anywhere outdoors and your
family and friends can see exactly where you are in real time, without interrupting your fun. Give
them your password to view your account as you travel, or save your tracks for viewing later using
Google Earth (.KML), or GPX, the GPS data format.

So, no matter what you do on the water, you can enjoy it with more fun, more security, and more
peace of mind with SPOT.


The award-winning SPOT MessengerSmall, light and rugged, SPOT is built for the outdoors. It’s
waterproof and it floats. It’s drop-tested and works in extreme cold and heat. See why SPOT has
won so many awards.
Cat. No. SPT32400
Mfgr. No. SPOT-SM
List Price $169.99
(Click button to see Our Price!)
Functional Specifications:
  • SPOT features four key functions that enable users to send messages to friends, family or emergency responders, based upon varying levels of
    need:
  • Alert 9-1-1 – Alert emergency responders to your exact location
      SPOT sends one message every 5 minutes until power is depleted or 911 is cancelled.
  • Ask for Help – Request help from friends and family in your exact location
     SPOT sends one message every 5 minutes for one hour or until Help is cancelled
  • Check In – Let contacts know where you are and that you’re okay
     SPOT sends three identical messages to the SPOT service for redundancy. The first of those three messages is delivered.
  • Track Progress – Send and save your location and allow contacts to track your progress using Google Maps™
     SPOT sends one message every 10 minutes for 24 hours or until SPOT is powered off.

Small and Light
  • Size: 4.38 X 2.75 X 1.5” (111 mm x 69 mm x 44 mm)
  • Approximate Weight: 7.37 ounces (209 grams)

Coverage:
SPOT works around the world, including virtually all of North America, Europe and Australia, portions of South America, Northern Africa and Northeastern
Asia, and hundreds or thousands of miles offshore of these areas. See coverage on findmespot.com for maps and current coverage.

Battery Life:
Includes 2 AA 1.5V lithium batteries; under normal usage a full battery charge should meet or exceed the following:
  • Power on, unused: Approx. 1 year
  • SPOTcasting tracking mode: Approx. 14 days
  • 9-1-1 mode: Up to 7 consecutive days
  • SPOTcheck OK/√: 1900 messages

Operating Conditions:
SPOT works around the world virtually anywhere
  • Operating Temperatures: -40°F to +185°F (-40ºC to +85ºC)
  • Operating Altitude: -300 ft to +21,000 ft (-91 m to +6,492 m)
  • Weight: 7.37 ounces (209 grams)
  • Dimensions: 4.38 x 2.75 x 1.75 inches (approx. 111 mm x 69 mm x 44 mm)
  • Floats in water
  • Waterproof to 1 meter for up to 30 minutes
  • Humidity Rated:
     MIL-STD-810E Method 507.3, 95% to 100% condensing
  • Salt Fog Rated
      Per MIL_STD 810E Method 509.3, 5% NaCl, 95% distilled water
  • Vibration
      Per SAE J1455
      Random, 20 Hz to 2000 Hz, 0.04g2/Hz, one hour per axis
  • Drop
      Dropped twice on all six sides from one meter onto hard surface.

Certifications:
  • ROHS and WEEE compliant.
  • Certified to FCC and CE emissions, immunity and safety regulations.
  • Meets FCC part 25 regulations, Canada type approval, CISPR Publication 22 (1985 1st Edition), RTTE Directive (1999/EC), IEC 60950 safety
    standard, and European EMC Directive 89/336/EEC.
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