A test of our pactor HF blog updater
23 January 2008 | MDR
Troy
We have just fitted an SCS pactor 3 Bluetooth modem to our Icom 710RT HF radio as another form of communication on the boat . With the use of a handy feature which is part of the Airmail 3 email program we can update our blog at sea . Airmail has this option under the "window" tab in the menu bar which auto configures an email which is sent to Sailblogs server under a specific email address which is supplied to you along with a special subject key by the Sailblogs admin .This Subject Key and the specific email address is inputted into the sailblog journal entry when you first start the feature and is saved for future updates .I would recommend Sailblogs to anyone heading out on an adventure , not only can you write about the day to day happenings ,but you can also update your position which can be displayed on Google Earth so friends and family can keep tabs of where you are .