(Be sure to click through all the images in the gallery above.)Eons seemingly compress into moments in the world of marine electronics. In six short years, SPOT — introduced as the world’s first satellite messenger in 2007— has become the cornerstone for a whole new category of electronics called SENDs, satellite emergency notification devices. SENDs incorporate fun features like social-media sharing and route tracking into a very powerful safety device with SOS and other help functions. In the past several years, competitors like DeLorme’s inReach, Yellowbrick’s Yellowbrick3 and Briartek’s Cerberus have joined the global SEND market. In the United States, SPOT (findmespot.com) and inReach (inreachdelorme.com) currently dominate. Safety Focus SENDs differ from emergency transmitters like Personal Locator Beacons and ...![Sport Fishing Mag]()
