Tracking for SWMBO

[Graham_Wright]

Taking the deep sea route across the Bay of Biscay, is there any means of my position being reported back to home?

I wasn't thinking of International ZD2 and I'm not in the league of sat phone owners. With MMSI I suppose I could call up any big ship around and ask if they could pass on my (= their) position.

 

[prv]

YellowBrick and DeLorme InReach are the two that spring to mind; may well be others.

Only alternative to this kind of satellite system would be to go the full MF/HF route (either Marine or Ham or both) but that's going to be significantly more complicated and expensive, albeit a fun hobby in its own right.

Pete

 

[Graham_Wright]

YellowBrick and DeLorme InReach are the two that spring to mind; may well be others.

Only alternative to this kind of satellite system would be to go the full MF/HF route (either Marine or Ham or both) but that's going to be significantly more complicated and expensive, albeit a fun hobby in its own right.

Pete

Delorme InReach seems to be comparable in cost to McMurdo Fastfind (and offers more features).

What am I missing?

 

[oldvarnish]

Delorme InReach seems to be comparable in cost to McMurdo Fastfind (and offers more features).

What am I missing?

Found InReach to be excellent

 

[rivonia]

If you have your AIS on then you can tracked 24 hrs a day on the lap top. So everyone will know where you are.

Peter

 

[prv]

If you have your AIS on then you can tracked 24 hrs a day on the lap top.

That surprises me if true. Who is picking up AIS signals from the middle of Biscay (and how?) to forward them on to the Internet?

Pete

 

[SteveSarabande]

That surprises me if true. Who is picking up AIS signals from the middle of Biscay (and how?) to forward them on to the Internet?

Pete

Internet ais only normally works when coastal.

Try a spot tracker

 

[awol]

More to the point, is there any way for you to monitor your SWMBO's position?

http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/spot_gps_satellite_messenger/ may be what you need and is available for hire.

 

[Chalker]

SPOT

 

[st599]

If you have your AIS on then you can tracked 24 hrs a day on the lap top. So everyone will know where you are.

Peter

This is not correct. AIS is a VHF signal and is line of site. If you're not within the radio horizon of an internet relay station, you won't be tracked.

 

[VO5]

This is not correct. AIS is a VHF signal and is line of site. If you're not within the radio horizon of an internet relay station, you won't be tracked.

But in any event AIS on yachts is receive only. You have to transmit surely for your position to be monitored, yes or no ?

 

[single]

Yellowbrick or Spot. I have a Spot here you can have but it will need reactivating.

 

[PilotWolf]

But in any event AIS on yachts is receive only. You have to transmit surely for your position to be monitored, yes or no ?

AIS transmission is dependent on the class of AIS unit not type of vessel.

PW

 

[macd]

Graham: are you sure it's Biscay she's worried about, or the thought of all those frisky madamoiselles should you inadvertently turn east?

Either way, fair winds.

 

[quimby]

SPOT

About £100 I believe!

 

[Graham_Wright]

Thanks for all the responses.

How do those devices suggested compare with the dedicated S&R transmitters such as FastFind (which seems a lot less capable)?

 

[single]

Not sure about fastfind but as i said you can have this if you want. Details here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld_HPqq_E7Y

 

[Graham_Wright]

Not sure about fastfind but as i said you can have this if you want. Details here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld_HPqq_E7Y

Thank you for the offer. What does re-activation involve?

I will pm you shortly.

 

[SteveSarabande]

Reactivation costs around £100 per year if I read the website correctly. I used one on a delivery trip, it was great for letting people know where you where.

The fast find is different, it isn't a tracker but a one off emergency locator beacon, a bit like a small epirb

 

[single]

Thank you for the offer. What does re-activation involve?

I will pm you shortly.

I think you need to speak to Spot and just give them the code and pay the annual subscription.Its the Mk1, hardly used.