Recommend me...a beacon
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Here is a link to an article regarding cell phones and all Beacons. All though I I have never heard of a cell phone interfering with a Pieps DSP there was a case a few years ago in europe where someone was buried and his beacon did not transmitt ( not a pieps) and it was believed it was caused by a cell phone, but I am not sure if this was proven. Something for Myth Busters
http://http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/Interference.asp
http://http://beaconreviews.com/transceivers/Interference.asp
Stay away from the Pieps Freeride. AS SnowBigDeal said, it is very slow.
If your looking for easy to use, and inexpensive, the BCA Tracker is the way to go. If you want more features, I would personally go with the Pieps DSP.
If your looking for easy to use, and inexpensive, the BCA Tracker is the way to go. If you want more features, I would personally go with the Pieps DSP.
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Orto s1 is great
Barryvox Pulse. It's like being able to cheat
If you set your beacon for an analoug search and just bring your cell or gps or whatever close to it you will now right away if it is going to cause issues, beacon will pick up a signal. Usually fairly weak but enough that it can get u searching in the wrong direction
If you set your beacon for an analoug search and just bring your cell or gps or whatever close to it you will now right away if it is going to cause issues, beacon will pick up a signal. Usually fairly weak but enough that it can get u searching in the wrong direction
pieps dsp is nice and any updates are easy to get done. The ones we got upgraded the guys did while we went for supper.
Any 3-antenna beacon is great. With technology nowadays, you won't want to buy a new beacon that has fewer than 3 antennas, let alone a 1-antenna analog beacon. BCA will have their Tracker 2 out soon, which has 3 antennas. It is extemely fast, and has a multiple-burial indicator. Still not as easy for multiples as the Pieps DSP or Mammut Pulse, but a lot faster and cheaper. I recommend one of those three beacons.
BCA Tracker is what hangs under my coat
People get extremely defensive about their beacon selection and in truth they all do their job....... some just do it better than others.
In short, you couldn't give me a Pieps freeride. It's a slow single antenna beacon with a limited range.
The BCA tracker is touted by BCA as being better because of it's realtime bull****. Turns out it's just that. Bull****. The beacon was great when it was introduced in an era of analog counterparts but beacons have come a long way since then and the tracker is no longer up to snuff in my opinion. BTW, it's a dual antenna beacon. DSPs, Pulse's, etc are a 3 antenna.
I agree that multiple burials are an atypical situation and not a primary deciding factor in a beacon purchase, but that assumption assumes that you and your buddies have enough avy education to recognize potential slides and more importanly, stay out of the runouts. You see far too many sleds sitting at the bottom of a hill in the runout while their friends climb. Guess what that sets you up for? multiple burials........
All of the top level beacons are good choices and the performance differences are very small. Personally, I feel that a beacon should only be a beacon, leave your altimiter, thermometer, etc to something else.
Personally, I wear a DSP. It's fast, simple, and effective but so is an old school analog in the right hands
In short, you couldn't give me a Pieps freeride. It's a slow single antenna beacon with a limited range.
The BCA tracker is touted by BCA as being better because of it's realtime bull****. Turns out it's just that. Bull****. The beacon was great when it was introduced in an era of analog counterparts but beacons have come a long way since then and the tracker is no longer up to snuff in my opinion. BTW, it's a dual antenna beacon. DSPs, Pulse's, etc are a 3 antenna.
I agree that multiple burials are an atypical situation and not a primary deciding factor in a beacon purchase, but that assumption assumes that you and your buddies have enough avy education to recognize potential slides and more importanly, stay out of the runouts. You see far too many sleds sitting at the bottom of a hill in the runout while their friends climb. Guess what that sets you up for? multiple burials........
All of the top level beacons are good choices and the performance differences are very small. Personally, I feel that a beacon should only be a beacon, leave your altimiter, thermometer, etc to something else.
Personally, I wear a DSP. It's fast, simple, and effective but so is an old school analog in the right hands
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