The spot for $25 is all from the same company and it comes with the service so I bet we could get them all on the same page?
Jamie Livingston told me that the Spot needed to be in a completely unblocked area to get reception... not sure what the truth to that is.
What they are using for the 600 looks like what they are using for the VOR. The VOR only updates every 3 hours... not sure if that is the tracking software of race organizers.
Kattack isn't real time and the unit is simply a garmin Etrex in a pelican case.