I can't say yet whether the transmitter works. But from the description it's a really great device that I will always carry with me. Programming to your own MMSI is a bit tricky because it depends on the quality of the screen of the device being programmed. It only worked for me with the third device (desktop, notebook, tablet). Only with this connection to the radio does the distress transmitter really make sense.
Yes, the Italian Coast Guard was fortunately understanding when they drove over 10 miles to us because of a false alarm! Correctly installed, simply triggered unnoticed while wearing. And then another false alarm, all alone in the harbor, but that was due to the life jacket that triggered itself in the dry camp. I rate the life jacket separately. Well, battery dead, finding replacements really hard when you're on the move. I call the product irresponsible because false positives are far too likely and this has devastating effects.