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Skymate email/weather
Hi,
I've searched the newsgroups for any real world opinions on Skymate (http://www.skymate.com) - but, can't really find anything that seems persuasive. Is there anyone out there who has experience with the system, or has heard opinions from other cruisers who use Skymate. hoping to avoid the negatives of other systems. Globalstar - poor coverage in eastern Carib. Iridium - expensive SSB/Pactor - expensive and long waits for a connection Cell phone - can't lose sight of land --- What would be the best suggestion if starting from scratch. Thanks, Mike. |
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Skymate email/weather
My neighbor installed the Skymate on his Amel.
He loves it. It emails him daily with the position of his boat (he lives in TX the boat is currently in NC), the battery voltage and other info. It also worked fine when the boat was in Costa Rica and then thru the Panama Canal to FL. "beaufortnc" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I've searched the newsgroups for any real world opinions on Skymate (http://www.skymate.com) - but, can't really find anything that seems persuasive. Is there anyone out there who has experience with the system, or has heard opinions from other cruisers who use Skymate. hoping to avoid the negatives of other systems. Globalstar - poor coverage in eastern Carib. Iridium - expensive SSB/Pactor - expensive and long waits for a connection Cell phone - can't lose sight of land --- What would be the best suggestion if starting from scratch. Thanks, Mike. |
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