Me and some friends are Buying beacons, What should we get?
What beacon to use?
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After you consider all the beacon choices you have (that all do basically the same functions) take this into consideration and remember...
You MUST HAVE a beacon that has a function that:
1. Reminds you to turn off your cell phones which can mess up a search in the worst way
2. If it is put into search mode and stops moving for more than 2 minutes, it MUST automatically switch itself back to TRANSMIT mode. In case there is a second slide while you are searching for the first rider/skier and YOU get buried!
3. It MUST be 100% capable of multiple retrievals/burials!
Please look into the ORTOVOX S1. It does all this and MUCH MORE.
It is an awesome beacon.
JIM
You MUST HAVE a beacon that has a function that:
1. Reminds you to turn off your cell phones which can mess up a search in the worst way
2. If it is put into search mode and stops moving for more than 2 minutes, it MUST automatically switch itself back to TRANSMIT mode. In case there is a second slide while you are searching for the first rider/skier and YOU get buried!
3. It MUST be 100% capable of multiple retrievals/burials!
Please look into the ORTOVOX S1. It does all this and MUCH MORE.
It is an awesome beacon.
JIM
does Pieps Dsp have auto Transmit mode??
my mammut is well labeled and very user friendly.
what ever you buy, get good with it.
what ever you buy, get good with it.
i think being proficient with it is 10000 times more important them having the best money can buy.
seen people spend $300 plus on a beacon, wear it and harass others and not have a flipping clue how to due anything other than how to put it on and wear it.
sorta like having the best sled doesnt make you the best rider, practice does.
im not saying buy the cheapest thing you can find, spend the money, its one of those products that you get what you pay for. just know how to use it and practice often. i have an ortovox X1 and its a little finicky, but after spending a lot of time using it im infinately more confident with it then i think most are with much easier to use beacons.
Another vote for the BCA Tracker- very user friendly and has all the right features.
Just purchased the Barryvox pulse. Super easy to use, very little practice required. As long as your electronics (all) are kept 1foot away they should not interfere, Our instructor suggests putting cell phones etc in your pack, He is a pro ski patrol, S&R member(he will very likely be the guy hanging off the long line to pick you out of a canyon) and a certified guide who drills group rescue on a regular basis so he should know his stuff.
There are known actual documented instances of interference during an actual full coverage avy burial recovery searches from cell phones and GPS/radio devices by members of this forum. Any instructor who made that statement is not adequately informed or trained irregardless of their designations. Most likely taken out of context or misinterpreted because that has been public knowledge now among back country avy experts for a couple of seasons. The facts are that there were actual experiences of radio interference on some transiever models that can and did create searcher confusion. The manufactures were not even aware (if they were aware they have been coached to state otherwise for legal means) of these interference issues at that time. It is wise to be prepared to turn off your other radio transmitting electrical devices during a search. All of that should be part of your prep plan phase of your back country training.
I want my friends to all have the ORTOVOX S1, adequate field training, plus a high level of common sense. The life you save may be MINE!
I want my friends to all have the ORTOVOX S1, adequate field training, plus a high level of common sense. The life you save may be MINE!
Amen FBomb and great post!
JIM
JIM
i thinking of getting the S.P.O.T tracker it call 911 and it can meesage family or whatever
spots good if you want somebody to find your body in a few days.
These were rhino's and cell phones involved not simply a GPS receiver. It wasn't every beacon just some and it was reported to be wildly confusing. TEXT BOOK EMERGENCY AVY RECOVERY SCENERIO. Your best bet is to not take chances and be prepared for that possibility just in case...and have your riding "team" prepped as well. Sometimes it's not a graded excercise...it's as simple as pass or FAIL. Failure might be based on the level of preparedness for such circumstances.
Love the pieps DSP. Check this site, its a great resource.
www.beaconreviews.com
www.beaconreviews.com
was involved with a recovery two years ago..was having a difficult time with conflicting signals, etc...two guys in the search area had those gps/talk radios....knowing that unintended electronic devices do strange things, we got them turned off....found the guy in about two minutes after they were turned off....so another vote for turning off ALL electronics in a search area...it's not worth a life if you're wrong about the interference....
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their is guy that has sos-ab beacons for sale used good or bad?
their is guy that has sos-ab beacons for sale used good or bad?
