Vibramhead Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hell, I'd be happy if I could be tracked with my GPS in certain situations. That could be a real boon to campers and hikers if used properly... especially if you could turn it off and on. It seems like there's a few people frozen into the sides of mountains that would love it if their GPS could be tracked. You can get one, if you're willing to spring $600. It's called a personal locator beacon (PLB), and it will transmit a location signal based on a GPS fix. The frequency is monitored by rescue folks around the world. For emergencies only, of course. Check here for the REI page: http://rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay...ory_rn=40002203 And here for a review: http://www.equipped.org/406_beacon_test2_toc.htm And of course, I agree that NOBODY CAN TRACK YOU WITH YOUR STANDARD GPSr, any more than they can track you when you're using the FM radio in your car. That's just stupid. Quote Link to comment
+Crusso Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I agree that NOBODY CAN TRACK YOU WITH YOUR STANDARD GPSr Unless the manufacturer or the dealer put an RFID in it for inventory tracking! Hmmm...... Quote Link to comment
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