Delorme - Inreach SAT Messaging

[CEShawn]

Anyone know about this Delorme Inreach system. Saw it at West Marine today and been thinking about it... Standard texts of course helps, kinda of pricey too. I have a Sat. Phone, need to look into SMS with them. I just think it would be good to send detailed messages home, about shopping lists so wife could meet me down there, etc.

InReach

 

[googinhater]

With the sat phones they have know you can get a halfass one that are flat rate of 50 a month and work OK look a round seatronics in Gloucester have the with good deals

 

[CEShawn]

I actually have a Globalstar, but its $1 a minute... just trying to see what else is out there... but will look at them in the spring...

 

[googinhater]

Can't think of the name but its 50$ unlimited minutes olny thing is it olny work like 8 out of 10 minutes

 

[Wharf Rat]

Check these links, both reviews by Ben Ellison about the InReach.

Panbo: The Marine Electronics Hub: Gizmo south leg 1: offshore, online & inReach

Panbo: The Marine Electronics Hub: DeLorme inReach 1.5, groovy with an iPad

 

[riskybusiness]

if u buy a new globalstar phone i think its 40 bucks a month for unlimited use a bunch of my friends have them and besides the usuall globalstar crap they work pretty good

 

[WoundUpMarine]

Anyone use these in the past two years? I saw Delorme at the Maine Sportsman Show today in Augusta and thought this would be a good alternative to a sat phone.

 

[Basspond]

Myself and a buddy both have them and used them last summer on tuna trips. He's got the newer version with the screen, I have the older one that's essentially a little box with a couple buttons. Both sync with your smartphone so I saved some $$ going with the older model. Works great texting as well as for tracking purposes offshore.

You can setup your own delorme tracking site that is password protected then send the link and PW to any buddies you might network with. I've been out on a decent bite and sent the numbers to friends that haven't left the dock yet.

Obviously it's also nice to be able to let those at home know if you're running late, etc.

You can suspend service in the offseason and then pick up where you left off when the water shows up.

I have a small boat and only run limited offshore trips so it's a decent alternative to a sat phone for me.

 

[CEShawn]

Im still interested in it... but doubt it meets the requirement in the eyes of the USCG. So will still carry sat phone. I like the idea of the Iphone attaching to it.

Following.

 

[WoundUpMarine]

As per the USCG the inreach is an acceptable replacement for a sat phone. that helps me make my decision.


"COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT 46 CFR 28.245
Applies: All documented commercial fishing vessels that operate beyond the Boundary
Line or with more than 16 POB.

Requirements:

All vessels must have the capability to communicate on the 156 - 162 MHz frequency
band (VHF-FM radiotelephone).

Vessels operating more than 20 miles from the coastline must have the capability to
communicate on the 2 – 4 MHz frequency band (single side band radio).

Vessels operating more than 100 miles from the coastline must have the capability to
communicate on the 2 – 27.5 MHz frequency band (single side band radio).

Acceptability:

A single radio capable of communicating on all required frequencies is acceptable.

Acceptable substitutes for the 2 – 4 and 2 – 27.5 MHz single side band radios are a
satellite communication system or a satellite-based vessel monitoring system (required
to participate in certain fisheries) if equipped to exchange two-way text messages with a continuously manned shore side monitoring station."

 

[Bill_N]

I have one on my short list of emergency equipment adds. I like the fact that service is through Iridium and there's a pay as you go option.