Functional Specifications

• Alert 9-1-1 – Dispatch emergency responders to your exact location
  • SPOT sends one message every 5 minutes until power is depleted or 911 is cancelled.
  Ask for Help – Request help from friends and family in your exact location
  • SPOT sends one message every 5 minutes for one hour or until Help is cancelled
  Check In – Let contacts know where you are and that you’re okay
  • SPOT sends three identical messages to the SPOT service for redundancy. The first of those three messages is delivered.
  Track Progress – Send and save your location and allow contacts to track your progress either using Google Maps™ or via the GEOS System's Findafone service
  • SPOT sends one message every 10 minutes for 24 hours or until SPOT is powered off.

Coverage

Battery Life

• Power on, unused: Approx. 1 year
• SPOTcasting tracking mode: Approx. 14 days
• 9-1-1 mode: Up to 7 consecutive days
• SPOTcheck OK/v: 1900 messages

Operating Conditions

• Operating Temperatures: -40°F to +185°F
• Operating Altitude: -300ft to +21,000ft
• Floats in water
• Waterproof to 1 meter for up to 30 minutes
• Humidity Rated:
  • MIL-STD-810E Method 507.3, 95% to 100% condensing
• Salt Fog Rated
  • Per MIL_STD 810E Method 509.3, 5% NaCl, 95% distilled water
• Vibration
  • Per SAE J1455
  • Random, 20 Hz to 2000 Hz, 0.04g2/Hz, one hour per axis
• Drop
  • Dropped twice on all six sides from one meter onto hard surface.

Certifications

• OSHA certified Intrinsically Safe to Class 1, Division 1, Group A-D standards.
• ROHS and WEEE compliant.
• Certified to FCC and CE emissions, immunity and safety regulations.
• Meets FCC part 25 regulations, Canada type approval, CISPR Publication 22 (1985 1st Edition), RTTE Directive (1999/EC), IEC 60950 safety standard, and European EMC Directive 89/336/EEC.