Entries filed under 'personal locator beacons'

How GPS Savvy Are You? Take Our GPS Quiz and Find Out

Just for fun, some gearheads here at REI put together a little GPS quiz to test your knowledge of these amazing handheld units and a few related devices such as satellite text messengers and personal locator beacons (PLBs). Fair warning: Among the 10 questions there are a few tricky ones, so don't assume that you'll ace this quiz! (If you do ace it, congratulations!) Be sure to post your GPS quiz results to your Facebook page or email it to your friends. If this quiz proves popular, we'll look ...

Posted by Steve T on August 1, 2011 2:36 PM & Tagged GPS, gps quiz, gps receivers, personal locator beacons, smartphone and spot satellite text messenger | permalink | Comments



Electronic Signaling Devices: Best Friend or Worst Enemy?

The desire of backcountry travelers to be in constant contact with “the outside world” is by no means a new notion. Slightly more novel is the use of an electronic signaling device. A quick search on the Internet reveals hundreds of articles and a variety of products (REI's selection of emergency electronics includes personal locator beacons and satellite messengers). So to focus the beam a little bit, I will consider one specific product I have used. This is by no means an endorsement. My goal ...

Posted by Brian_WMI on October 26, 2010 4:21 PM & Tagged GPS, PLBs, SAR, Search and Rescue, WMI, electronic signaling device, personal locator beacons and spot satellite messenger | permalink | Comments