question about beacons

[travydog]

I am looking for a beacon. Never have used one and probably wont use it much mabey once or twice a year at most. I was looking at a spot beacon. How good are they. Any advice would be apreciated thanks

 

[SledsWest]

Your best bet is to call SnowBigDeal and get all your questions answered there. I would probably say get a BCA Tracker for what you describing.

You can get their number off their website at http://www.snowbigdeal.com Top right corner

 

[travydog]

Thanks I will do that tomarow. No matter what kind of beacon I get, will they all locate others signal no matter what brand. I guess what I am asking is wil one brand find another brands signal?

 

[steepndeeper]

All of the current transceivers use the same frequency.

 

[travydog]

ive been doing a little checking. Do you have to buy the becon then pay to activate it to.

 

[CatWoman]

Nope, beacons do not need activation.

SPOT does, but it is not a transceiver (it is a Satellite GPS messenger). This is not something to take the place of a beacon.

Sandy

 

[SnowBigDeal]

As Catwoman said, a SPOT Messenger is a satellite messenger. It requires you to pay an an annual subscription to use the satellite service. The SPOT is something that will help you if you get lost or need help on the mountain and don't have cell coverage. A SPOT will not save your bacon if you get buried in an avalanche.

All avalanche beacons since the late 1990's operate on the same frequency. It does not necessarily matter which beacon you get as they all work together. What is important is that you learn how to use it and learn it well. The BCA Tracker is very easy to use, the Tracker II is even easier to use. Other beacons have their pros as well.

Hopefully that helps.

Cade

 

[newmy1]

Call Greg Nagel with Delano Motor Sports, he will sell you a beacon with little to no margin. He does this so people will buy and wear them.

Tell him newmy sent you. 763 972 2677