Avalanche Transceivers... Help Me!

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SteezBoss69

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hey NS,

I'm looking to get into the backcountry game at Baker, and I know i need to get avalanche trained, and buy a probe, shovel, and transceiver. Does anybody have suggestions about the type of transceiver i should get?

Digital or Analog? Cost? Brands? Range? Weight?

Thanks a ton!
 
BCA tracker 2, fosho
3antenna transceivers is where it's at, and the tracker 1 is without a doubt one of the fastest, easiest and most reliable Beepers out there, tracker 2 is only gonna be more of that ! :)
i just went on an avalanche refreshment course and i was there with my 2 antenna tracker and others used pieps dsps and mammut pulse beacons, (3 antenna beacons) the finding of the signal and pinpointing went almost equally fast, i just had to remember to ignore the 2 spikes in the Field lines....
only when the transceiver was buried sideways i was a bit less accurate in the pinpoint search when compared to 3 antenna beacons ....
(not really something to worry about, it's not like a was several feet off ...)
also one thing i really liked about the pulse that the tracker didn't have, was the ability to switch off/ignore signals when working with multiple burials....
this was really easy with the pulse, but could also be done with the BCA tracker by using the yellow button to follow the current signal and ignore all others....
so where the pulse ignores the current signal, the tracker can be designated to only follow the current signal, so with both devices you can achieve the same, but the buttons do the exact opposite .....
 
I would recommend the BCA Tracker 2 or Mammut Pulse Barryvox.

I've got the Tracker 2, and I'm very happy with it. Easy to use (hugely important) and it's a quick 3-antenna beacon.

Now I've tried out the Pulse barryvox too, and it too was very easy to use, as far as I've heard it has a couple of extra advanced functions compared too the t2. And it's a bit more expensive I think.

Size isn't really an issue, as you won't really notice that you're wearing it after a while.
 
I might do some research and then look into what each beacon offers before I spend $300 on on. I probably would not care too much what kids on NS say, since its kinda like wikipedia except you know they have no idea what they are talking about. There is enough good information out there. Try reading the threads over on tetonat, tgr, teletips, and other sites that aren't so obsessed with making sure their outfit matches.
 
though for the record there was actually an earlier of the tracker with slightly different buttons, and less ergonomic strap...

Older Tracker

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Tracker (like what myself, shred, and others recommend)

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Tracker II, the newest one that may have some issues

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You're asking the wrong crowd... Check out tetongravity, they have tons of helpful information about this subject.
 
Nope, we arntall park rats, but for themost part the advice you get on this site is meh at best. Kids who thought about going into the BC will go out, buy beacon X and never train with it then say that it's the best.
 
tracker dts is the cant go wrong with beacon. you can get them around 230 new with the end of year sales going on. never get analog under any condition, they take forever to find someone cuz you cant follow the flux lines and it also takes longer for people to find you.
 
I bet I can find a beacon with an analog (bigger range) faster then you can with a digital. Why? Because I practice practice practice. Neither is better then the other, they are both different.
 
I bet I can find a beacon with an analog (bigger range) faster then you can with a digital. Why? Because I practice practice practice. Neither is better then the other, they are both different.
 
not gonna deny this, practice is the key factor in swift avalanche rescue, but still, for a first beacon the Tracker 1 is a great choice imho....
on all beacon search exercises i've been, the tracker performed very well, even in the hands of a beginner ....
 
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