Tips On Using Your SPOT Loacator

Recommendations on using your SPOT beacon.

Shortly after the Kim Family tragedy in 2006, Global Star Telecommunications developed the spot beacon.

I have had excellent service with mine, a three year old model.

For complete details of the SPOT visit http://www.findmespot.com/.

Last fall I posted a short article on my website about SPOT.  I offered some suggestions on it's use.  Read it here.

A couple of thoughts come to mind.

• Keep your contact list current.  Take contact names off your list (done on line via http://www.findmespot.com/) if they are no longer valid.  If someone is going to Hawaii on vacation they might not be the best pick now.
• Only the most reliable people should be on your contact list. 
• Practice with your SPOT before you leave.
• Place it in your pack where the on/off button won't be accidentally pushed.