This is cool stuff. Thanks. I had looked at those new Spots, but hadn't done an awful lot of research on them.
And yes, all this stuff does blow me away completely. I'm old enough to remember party lines, but tech-savvy enough to understand this amazing system that exists now. A 44,000 thousand mile conversation?! And with only a 1/4 second delay (although yes, that is a frustrating delay, too!)

Thanks Mohave. We'll exchange more sailing stories someday. There's a good chance we know a lot of the same people.