On the topic of epirbs, a couple of people I climb with have recently brought a product called a spot, it is essentially a epirb that uses the satellite network to send pre-recorded msgs to your wife/partner via txt msg and email. The txt and email contain a link to google maps which shows your gps location. The msgs you pre program can be anything, I'm ok, I'm going to be late, I've hurt myself and im crawling to the car etc, there is also a button to press which sends out a panic msg to the authorities. They cost about 120 a year to connect to the satellite network,
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