Tagged With "Dark Sky"

Woodglue turned me on to this device. https://www.amazon.com/Spot-Satellite-SPOT-Gen3-Messenger/dp/B00C8S8S4W/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 I bought one and paid for the annual monitoring ($150) and so far love it. I used it on my trip out to Chino Valley AZ and then to the mountains of Santa Fe. Both had no cell service. It basically receives AND transmits via satellite so you don't have to have cell reception to get rudimentary communications out. There are 5 buttons on the thing you...

nm1oqrz - Nice! In my opinion you couldn't have picked a better phone (at the moment). It is far-and-away the best phone that I have ever owned. Smooth, fast, responsive, perfect screen size (5.5") with almost no wasted real estate around the screen, fits in a front pants pocket, double-tap with your finger to turn it on & off, ... If you have any questions feel free to ask. My first suggestion - take it slow. Here are some things I do with my phone - Calls, email, text, alarm clock,...

Nutman you raise a good issue. I actually have a small junction box on my roof for this purpose, I got two mending rods and screwed them in and then put a little silicone behind them to hold them away from the junction box, then I just slide the antenna into this gap which holds it securely in place. When I stop somewhere I open my sky light, stand up on the bed, and drop it into the holder. When I leave somewhere, I reverse the process - that way it's not sticking out way above my camper on...