The difference is one has a gps locator in it. When you first send your distress signal it sends your co-ordinates. The other does not.
Either way the 406 is meant to be much more precise as I understand.
Xav
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The difference is one has a gps locator in it. When you first send your distress signal it sends your co-ordinates. The other does not.
Either way the 406 is meant to be much more precise as I understand.
Xav
The other thing with the new units is that they will ring the registered owner to check if it is a mistake. Our club is buying a couple. I will probably try to get their old one for now and maybe buy a new one down the track.
No we do have the one i originally posted.......
if you got yours with the GPS baz for $450 can you tell us where you got it from? becasue the lowest price i have found has been just over $550 as RRP is colser to $650
Lou, there's 2 models of the GME one (MT410) is about $45-500 the other (MT410G) is $550-600. The more expensive one also has a GPS receiver to get the location co-ordinates. GME
OK, I got confused:confused:
Haven't seen the GPS version for less than about $570
The Chinese would be able to make and sell them for under $200
Like the Chinese angle grinder - burn out 4 during the 2 year warranty - only trouble is if the EPIRB doesn't work when needed you may never be in a position to claim warranty.
You are right though - they shouldn't and need not be more than $200 to encourage a larger uptake - less profit per item but more volume. Just like GME charging $179 to change a set of EPIRB batteries for a 10 minute job and $10 worth of batteries !!
At the end of the day they have you over a barrel.
Erich