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Anyone know much about this transceiver? Looking to get one for my wife
Where I'm looking it says "Ortovox recommend the Patroller as being the easiest model to use, and so the most suitable for occasional use"
Cheers,
Greg
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I think you mean the X1, reviewed here. As a mere punter myself, I think the Tracker is the about easiest beacon to use.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| achilles wrote: |
| .....As a mere punter myself, I think the Tracker is the about easiest beacon to use. |
I concur!
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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| achilles wrote: |
| I think you mean the X1, reviewed here. As a mere punter myself, I think the Tracker is the about easiest beacon to use. |
Easier than the Pulse? I've not used a Tracker so can't comment, but I'm not sure how it would be possible to make a transceiver easier to use than Barryvox's latest box of tricks.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| achilles wrote: |
| I think you mean the X1, reviewed here. As a mere punter myself, I think the Tracker is the about easiest beacon to use. |
Yes, it is marketed as the Patroller for the French market because the X1 got such a bad reputation. I assume it is still the same beacon. The X1 gained a third aerial for the 2006 season.
I would buy a Tracker or a Pulse. You should be able to get some good deals on the Tracker now because it gets an update for next season and the RRPrice next year drops to 260 euros (expect a street price closer to 240 euros).
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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kitenski - I agree with the "either a Tracker or a Pulse" sentiment.
If you want to go for the "which takes the least effort to learn to use sortof reasonably effectively" then it's the Tracker you want.
If you want the "which one do I want in the hands of Mrskitenski if I'm buried in an avalanche" then I'd go with the Pulse.
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tracker was ordered duely arrived along with shovel, probe and nice looking small 'sac, the Ortovox POWDER RIDER 18+
V impressed by tracker, 7 year old found my beacon in the sandpit very quickly 
Cheers,
Greg
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