Thread: Starlink vs PLB

So I injured my ankle out for a walk alongside the Ashley river a while back, fortunately I had phone reception.

My wife has zero map reading ability so trying to get her to pick me up was a battle. I couldn't send my location from google maps because she's on an apple and I'm android, I tried sharing my location in real time but it chewed my battery and was only accurate to within about 20m, in the end I had to screenshot my location on topo50 and send it to her, then talk her in the final distance on the phone.

The thought of trying to do that in the bush seems like a nightmare, I'd prefer to hit the help button on the plb, then leave it to do its business while I focus on staying alive.