My wife and I do a lot of hicking and we plan to do some rather long ones(2-3 days) in the near future. I am looking to purchase a new PLB just to make sure we cover our safety from potentially rather remote accidents.
Buying new from NZ is rather expensive ~$600. For the same item off Amazon it is about NZ$375 plus frieght.
The main requirement is to get the PLB recoded for NZ(country code 512) once it is here. This service is available here but I have had one quote of $150-$200. This seems rather steep to me.
I am not so experience in this space but I think the research I have done is correct. Just looking for a resonable price for recoding.
Can anyone out there help me identify where I can go?
Thanks
Patrick