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Thanks to all who answered last week’s survey on communications devices and systems for offshore sailing. Everyone assumed that they would carry a cell phone, tablet and VHFs. The most popular devices for high seas communications in order are: 1.IridiumGo; 2. SatPhone hand-held; 3. SSB/Ham with modem; 4. InReach; 5. SSB/Ham voice only; 6. SPOT; 7. SatPhone built-in with separate antenna; 8. INMARSAT.
We asked readers to choose two forms of high seas communications they would chose for offshore sailing and cruising in addition to cell phones, tablets and VHFs and answers came in three disticnt groups, which in order are: 1. SatPhone and InReach or IridiumGo; 2. SSB and InReach of IridiumGo; 3. SSB with a modem and a SatPhone
