Avalanche Transceivers

[Tayto 52]

I recently was out with a guy using one of these as an alternative to the bellman&flint.

It worked well and at a considerably less cost!

[MUDD 374]

I thought they were all more or less the same and in around the same price ???

What was he using ?

[Forager 14]

theres a Barryvox Mammut Opto 3000 on ebay

its the same as the one i use

 

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[Forager 14]

if it works on 457 KHZ it will work with b&f and ortavox collars

[erik 71]

if you keep your eye's open you can find almost anykind of reciever for 200€

[Forager 14]

the Barryvox Mammut Opto 3000 on ebay will make less then that

[ginga john 268]

I've tried a couple of different ones and am using the B&F at the moment, the Opto 3000 does the job just as well but may be a little slower to pick up a move, the ortovox D3 worked ok but I found it a bit mickey mouse and seemed a bit flimsy which turned out to be the case, The barryvox pulse is supposed to be good but I haven't tried that one yet

In theory any of the avalanche locaters will work BUT it depends on the collars, The ortovox collars with the B&F box read a bit over depth, The Ortovox collars with the Ortovox box were ok but always missed by a little bit to one side or the other

The B&F with the B&F collar works ok but still comes up the side at least half of the time

I did try the Opto with the B&F collar and it was as good as the B&F box so no change there

The experts say that the Barryvox Pulse and the B&F collars are the best set up if you have £400 quid to spend :cray:

I think the best way is to get the best you can afford and see how you get on from there

Edited January 26, 2012 by ginga john

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

do they still do the D1, looks fool proof and therefor ideal for me

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

http://www.facewest.co.uk/Pieps-Freeride.htmlfound this, basic but looks easy to use if you watch the video, how do i buy a collar to match it?

[diggingmad 1]

i use the barryvox

it does the job