SPOT Transmission Log
Each of our SPOT Transmissions (generally: Morning Tea, Lunch and Camp) is plotted below on the elevation profile with a Tick – – for a successful transmission and a Cross – – for an unsuccessful transmittion. The shade of green indicates the density of the canopy, with dark green being the densest and the lightest being 0% canopy. The photograph is generally a photo taken at the time of the transmission, or of the actual location.

Over the period of the walk we ended up sending a total of 143 messages (thankfully no emergency or 'come and get me' messages), of which 137 were successfully received and transmitted by the satellites and 6 failed. This 96% success rate is about the same as the 97% I recorded on my SPOT2 Battery Testing.
Success 137 96%
Failure 6 4%
Total 143 100%

The full review can be read here: SPOT2 GPS Messenger Review.

Day 1

Start of Walk – Kalamunda Trackhead

Day 1

Lunch

Day 1

End of Day – Hewett's Hill

Day 2

Morning tea – Mundaring Weir Hotel

Day 2

Lunch – Balls Creek

Day 2

End of Day – Helena

Day 3

Morning tea

Day 3

Lunch – Waalegh

Day 3

Afternoon tea

Day 3

End of Day – Beraking

Day 4

Morning tea

Day 4

Lunch – Mount Dale

Day 4

End of Day – Brookton

Day 5

Morning tea

Day 5

End of Day – Canning

Day 6

Morning tea – Canning River

Day 6

Lunch

Day 6

End of Day – Monadnocks

Day 7

Morning tea – Mt. Vincent

Day 7

Lunch

Day 7

End of Day – Mt Cooke

Day 8

Morning tea

Day 8

Lunch – Nerang

Day 8

Afternoon tea

Day 8

End of Day – Gringer Creek

Day 9

Morning tea – Boonerring Hill

Day 9

Lunch

Day 9

End of Day – White Horse

Day 10

Morning tea

Day 10

End of Day – Mt Wells

Day 11

Morning tea

Day 11

End of Day – Chadoora

Day 12

Morning tea

Day 12

Lunch

Day 12

Trackhead & End of Day – Dwellingup

Day 13

Morning tea

Day 13

End of Day – Swamp Oak

Day 14

Morning tea

Day 14

Lunch

Day 14

End of Day – Murray

Day 15

Morning tea

Day 15

Lunch – Driver Road Ford

Day 15

End of Day – Dookanelly

Day 16

Morning tea

Day 16

Lunch – Long Gully Bridge

Day 16

End of Day – Possum Springs

Day 17

Morning tea

Day 17

End of Day – Yourdamung

Day 18

Morning tea

Day 18

Lunch

Day 18

End of Day – Harris Dam

Day 19

Breakfast – Harris Dam Lookout

Day 19

Morning tea

Day 19

End of Day – Collie River Tourist Park

Day 21

Morning tea

Day 21

Lunch – Mungalup Dam

Day 21

End of Day – Yabberup

Day 22

Morning tea – Glen Mervyn Dam

Day 22

Lunch – Mumby Pub

Day 22

End of Day – Noggerup

Day 23

Morning tea

Day 23

Lunch

Day 23

End of Day – Grimwade

Day 24

Morning tea

Day 24

Lunch

Day 24

End of Day – Balingup Transit Park

Day 25

Morning tea

Day 25

Lunch

Day 25

End of Day – Blackwood

Day 26

Morning tea

Day 26

End of Day – Gregory Brook

Day 27

Morning tea – Willow Springs picnic area

Day 27

Lunch – Snake Road

Day 27

End of Day – Donnelly River Village

Day 28

Morning tea

Day 28

End of Day – Tom Road

Day 29

Morning tea – One Tree Bridge

Day 29

Lunch

Day 29

End of Day – Boarding House

Day 30

Morning tea

Day 30

End of Day – Beavis

Day 31

Morning tea

Day 31

Lunch – Carey Brook Waterfall

Day 31

End of Day – Beedelup

Day 32

Morning tea

Day 32

Lunch – Big Brook Dam

Day 32

End of Day – Pemberton Caravan Park

Day 33

Morning tea – Pemberton Cascades

Day 33

End of Day – Warren

Day 34

Morning tea

Day 34

End of Day – Schafer

Day 35

End of Day – RoundTu-It Holiday Park

Day 36

Morning tea

Day 36

End of Day – Gardner

Day 37

Morning tea

Day 37

End of Day – Maringup

Day 38

Morning tea

Day 38

Lunch

Day 38

End of Day – Dog Pool

Day 39

Morning tea

Day 39

Lunch

Day 39

End of Day – Mt Chance

Day 40

Morning tea – Mt Pingerup

Day 40

Lunch

Day 40

End of Day – Woolbales

Day 41

Morning tea – Mandalay Beach Lookout

Day 41

End of Day – Long Point

Day 42

Morning tea

Day 42

Lunch – Mt Clare

Day 42

End of Day – Rest Point Caravan Park

Day 43

Morning tea – Walpole

Day 43

End of Day – Coalmine Beach Caravan Park

Day 44

Morning tea

Day 44

End of Day – Frankland

Day 45

Morning tea

Day 45

Lunch – Tree Top Walk

Day 45

End of Day – Giants

Day 46

Morning tea

Day 46

Lunch – Conspicuous Beach Lookout

Day 46

End of Day – Rame Head

Day 47

Morning tea – Castle Rock, Point Irwin

Day 47

End of Day – Peaceful Bay Caravan Park

Day 48

Morning tea – sheltering in the Showgrounds

Day 48

Lunch – Big Quarram Beach

Day 48

End of Day – Boat Harbour

Day 49

Morning tea

Day 49

Lunch – Mazzoletti Beach

Day 49

End of Day – William Bay

Day 50

Morning tea – Monkey Rock

Day 50

End of Day – Denmark Rivermouth Caravan Park

Day 51

Morning tea – Nullaki

Day 51

Lunch

Day 51

End of Day – West Cape Howe

Day 52

Morning tea

Day 52

Lunch

Day 52

End of Day – Torbay

Day 53

Morning tea – Mutton Bird viewing platform

Day 53

End of Day – Hidden Valley

Day 54

Morning tea

Day 54

End of Walk – Albany Trackhead