Afton avy victims missed by first beacon sweep

[steveo10]

"but I can't say leaving the GPS at home is an option."

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[Beels]

I should add I'm well aware that cell phones and radios can and do cause interference.

 

[Flange]

IMO if you can't leave your sat/cell phone and gps at home, you shouldn't be out riding in the first place!

This has to rank as one of the dumbest statements ever posted on here.

 

[summiteer]

When I was in a avy a couple of years ago,after I dug myself out I turned my beacon to search mode for my friend and didn't get much of a signal..Another person came right up with a better beacon and picked it up right away..

Beacons are NOT something to save a couple of buck on..I allmost had to learn that the hard way.If the other person with the better beacon was not there we would not have got my friend out in time.

By the way..I had a SOS beacon..COMPLETE junk!!! I cut it in half when I got home and bought a beartracker..Now I am looking at upgrading again because better ones are out there now.

Your SOS beacon may have been junk but when I took my avy course 2 years ago the 4 SOS beacons in my group of 10 had the longest ranges of the group, not by much in some cases but the longest. There are easier beacons to operate but the SOS ones are not junk.

 

[MARCUSO]

if you want some help finding the dead bodies, then by all means sit on your thumbs and wait for SAR.

If you want to find some live bodies, then do some reading, and PRACTICE.

When you have someone in a critical situation, and the only way to get them out is by a chopper, a Sat phone and GPS would save hours, if not a day, depending on weather.. I was in a situation like this. You can call SAR and give a GPS waypoint. it is much easier than trying to explain the whereabouts...
GPS units and phones do not obstruct the signal output of a tranciever, it only affects the recieve mode. If a person has a GPS and a cell phone on them and gets buried, they are just as easily found.

I guess some people just ride the same areas all the time...and never get socked in a bowl..>LOL

 

[Arctic Thunder]

During our practice runs we have found the the sled's electrical system is the worst. And not trying to pinpoint anything but I know for a fact that if you are on a 800 rev you will not pickup a signal. Been there done that. Don't know about Polaris or different models but I know my old 900 Cat didn't affect the signal at all. But still shut it down.

Personal cell phone and GPS didn't bother it. Might have been lucky. Don't know. But..

This was one of those take off through the trees, bury a beacon then have the group try and find it. Like I said they rode around, OVER the top of it and never found it. We made everyone shut down the sleds and instantly picked up the signal.

Point is if you are in the process of searching and someone pulls up on a running sled they must shut it down.

Thunder

 

[Insaneboltrounder/sjohns]

Just one more reason to leave all that crap at home! What if the victim has his cell phone on or was tracking his route with gps? There will be no way for the victim to turn off that equipment. None of us plan to get in a slide but it can happen before you know it, no time to turn of your extra gear. IMO if you can't leave your sat/cell phone and gps at home, you shouldn't be out riding in the first place!

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