Sounds great Carol! Since you appear ready to buy, there's a brand new SPOT unit I'm watching over on Ebay currently going for $100 + shipping (seller got two for Christmas). Also there's a PLB with GPS going for $300. Neither have any bids as of the time of this post. I'm still trying to decide between the two systems, so I'm just seeing how the bidding goes on those items.

I look forward to your review.