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26 September 2011, 10:56
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Alderney
Length: no boat
Join Date: Sep 2006
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New tracker product...
Track and React
We have not had confirmation of pricing yet, but the specs look good. 
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26 September 2011, 11:22
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Country: Other
Town: Rosas
Boat name: Conqueror
Make: Valiant
Length: 7m +
Engine: Outboard 150hp Merc
Join Date: Dec 2010
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Yep, I'd be interested in that!
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26 September 2011, 20:40
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Apart from the water resistance, it looks like a repackaged xexun tk102. The features are identical.
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26 September 2011, 23:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: London
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 8m +
Engine: 250hp
Join Date: Jan 2011
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The key problem is the battery life...how often does it need to be charged? If thieves nick the package from the garage whilst you are on holiday and disconnect the battery, then how long the unit can survive on its own battery until you return back home and start locating it? or is it dead by then....?
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27 September 2011, 08:56
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
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"External DC power supply" If it's like the Xexun, you connect the DC power supply to the boat battery & it keeps the tracker charged. It will run for months off the boat battery. If you keep the boat batteries on a charger whilst parked up at home (I do) no problem with the tracker battery. The tracker battery on its own, lasts about 3-4 days.
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27 September 2011, 10:32
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Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
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I'm somewhat disillusioned with GPS trackers, although I can't think of an alternative. If I've heard about GPS Jammers, so have the criminals, so no point scolding me about this post...
Are there trackers that have an option to transmit an alert if GPS coverage is lost, initiating a response? Or activate a relay - tripping Bells & Whistles or a concealed PLB.... 
Ebay, £12, incl P&P
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27 September 2011, 11:53
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Central Belt of Scotland
Boat name: Puddleduck III
Make: Bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: 50 HP
Join Date: Mar 2009
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best is 240 volt cable wrapped around all moving parts!( like ring main without a RCB or fuse ! I know this is pretty shocking solution...
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27 September 2011, 11:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by willk
I'm somewhat disillusioned with GPS trackers, although I can't think of an alternative. If I've heard about GPS Jammers, so have the criminals, so no point scolding me about this post...
Are there trackers that have an option to transmit an alert if GPS coverage is lost, initiating a response? Or activate a relay - tripping Bells & Whistles or a concealed PLB....
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There's some debate on whether the jammers work. Some do, some don't.
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27 September 2011, 13:55
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Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
MMSI: 235089819
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by willk
I'm somewhat disillusioned with GPS trackers, although I can't think of an alternative. If I've heard about GPS Jammers, so have the criminals, so no point scolding me about this post...
Are there trackers that have an option to transmit an alert if GPS coverage is lost, initiating a response? Or activate a relay - tripping Bells & Whistles or a concealed PLB....
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Willk - The cheap TK102 claims to "Send the last location if it enters into the blind area" assuming you normally get good gps signal at storage location, that would alert you to a likely issue - but not where it was headed. Presumably there are GSM jammers available - but that might have downsides (no personal comms for the thief; possibility of upsetting people who then investigate etc).
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27 September 2011, 14:02
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RIBnet admin team
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Indeed. Having said what I said, I think that there are things one could do the reduce the jammers ability to piss on yer parade. Now, I'm NOT gonna talk about that on here... 
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