SPOT PRODUCTS ARE FEATURED IN MOUNTAIN WEEKLY NEWS

Taking off my hiking boots and Smartwool socks, I step barefoot into the rushing water, telling my six-year-old son to climb up on my back. The river is cold and swift, and there’s simply no easy way to ford it. We are in a wild section of the Catskill mountains in upstate New York, and the only viable camping spot is on the other side of the river. Is Max concerned? A laugh in my ear assures me that he is not. Neither he nor his friend Sophie has been frightened by the slippery vertical trails, the huge pile of bear scat, or the half-dozen poisonous snakes we’ve seen on the trail. So, crossing a river on dad’s back is no problem.

You know what they say about any landing you can walk away from……
That is what 79-year old John Gregory of McCall, Idaho did after his Piper Cub PA-18 crashed on top of a 60-foot white fir tree east of McCall Monday night. He had to be extracted from the plane and lowered to the ground by firefighters, but after his feet were firmly on top of snow at the base of the tree, he walked away uninjured.
Mr. Gregory had taken off at Challis and was intending to land at the McCall Airport but the plane lost power.

The SPOT Satellite Messenger offers a full-functioned interface. With an integrated keyboard, the SPOT X 2-Way Satellite Messenger offers complete stand-alone functionality.
For family and friends, you can be tracked through a great website called Find Me Spot. Which also shows your past text and trip information for review in the future.
SPOT Gen 2 Long-lasting battery. The built-in, rechargeable, lithium-ion battery offers ten full days of continuous service.
The SPOT X has a rigid mast at the top of the device houses a spherical antenna. You still need to see the sky in order to get this 2-way satellite communicator to work, but thanks to the upgraded antenna you’ll have less trouble in urban or forested environments.

An upgrade from the classic Gen3 satellite locator beacon, Spot X adds the ability to send and receive 140-character emails or text messages, along with rudimentary navigational features and, of course, the SOS function. The latter summons emergency assistance via the Globalstar satellite network; the former allows adventurers to stay in touch with home-base; both function when travels go way off-grid. And we appreciate the new month-to-month service plans so we can use the Spot X as needed and shelve it the rest of the time.

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers with the Alaska Army National Guard's 1-207 Aviation Battalion rescued three individuals shortly after 10 p.m. Monday about 20 miles northwest of St. Mary's after their plane crashed.
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at JBER was contacted by a commercial air taxi service after the pilot of the aircraft activated his SPOT personal satellite beacon and made notification of the crash. The AKRCC contacted the Alaska Army National Guard to request assistance from their aviation unit stationed in Bethel.

One of the challenges that many hunters and outdoors people face is staying in communication with family and friends while in the field.  Often, our travels take us to places that have little to no cell phone service.  There are a few companies in the marketplace that make products that allow two-way communication as well as the ability to call for help in an emergency.  SPOT has stepped up to the plate and created a device that can do both effectively and efficiently.
Disclaimer: Edward Gramza IV is a Brand Ambassador for SPOT.  The opinions of this review are his and his alone and Edward Gramza IV was not paid for this review and neither was HuntingLife.com.
In May, SPOT came out with their new two-way communication device called the SPOT X.  Like SPOT’s other devices, the SPOT X’s main purpose is to act to send out a beacon to emergency responders to assist you almost anywhere in the world.  Compared to other SPOT devices, the SPOT X also allows two-way communication with first responders as well as family and friends back home.

SPOT Connect won the award for CES Innovations Award in Design and Engineering in the Personal Electronics category at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. The SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger won the same award at the 2008 CES. Since 1976, the prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Awards has given consumer technology manufacturers and developers an opportunity to have their newest products judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of the trade press. It's the place to see, touch, feel and understand the future of consumer technology.

SPOT Connect won the award for CES Innovations Award in Design and Engineering in the Personal Electronics category at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. The SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger won the same award at the 2008 CES. Since 1976, the prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Awards has given consumer technology manufacturers and developers an opportunity to have their newest products judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of the trade press. It's the place to see, touch, feel and understand the future of consumer technology.

Among the newest products showcased at the twice-annual Outdoor Retailer trade show held in Salt Lake City, SPOT Connect was chosen by GearJunkie.com as Best in Show. "Congrats to the designers and the companies pushing limits in the industry of outdoors gear!" -Stephen Regenold, founder and editor-in-chief of GearJunkie.com. GearJunkie.com specializes in reviews on outdoor gear and apparel. The DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator won the same award for Gear Junkie's 2010 Best in Show: Outdoor Retailer Summer Market.

Selected from hundreds of outdoor equipment, the DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator was chosen as on of the top favorites in Camping Life's 2011 Editors' Choice. "This is a natural paring of two great devices that allows you to stay in touch from locations anywhere in the world when there's no cell phone coverage."

Campling Life Magazine is a national publication specializing in stories and articles on outdoor equipment, activities and travel destinations. This appears in the May 2011 issue of Camping Life.

The DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator was awarded Backpacker Magazines 2011 Editors Choice Award. The award is given annually to products in recognition of their outstanding innovation in design, materials and/or performance. The DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator was one of 13 products that have been honored for the award. Backpacker Magazine’s Editors Choice Award is the most prestigious award in the outdoor industry. The SPOT Satellite Messenger won the award in 2008.