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Single antenna transcievers question
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

With sufficient practice, are single antenna transceivers as effective as the more modern multiple antenna transceivers.

Basically would an experienced and/or practiced person with a single antenna find a buried person slower than a novice person with a multiple antenna?

tux
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

i have an Ortovox F1 Focus (single antenna). For a single burial, I doubt any of the more modern ones would let me find the victim faster. In fact, I think (may be wrong though) that the F1 still has the best range out there so the F1 could be faster in some circumstances.

For a multiple burial:

1. I think the F1 would be as fast or faster than anything else on the market up to a couple of years ago
2. the S1 and Pulse almost certainly be faster in the hands of someone who had done a little practice with them
3. multiple burials are something you should do your utmost to avoid (by good group discipline etc) so query how much of a benefit the multiple burial functionality is
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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?

It seems your not far from right.
http://www.facewest.co.uk/pp/ski/transceiverreview2007.htm

<quote>
Point of Detection of first signal.
D3 – 29m
Arva Evolution – 30.5m
Tracker – 31.5m
Arva Advanced – 35m
Patroller – 36m
S1 – 38.5m
F1 – 50m
DSP – 51m
</quote>

The DSP is outside my budget, so the F1 is starting to look more appealing.
Im the kinda person who will practice the hell out of this, and use the excuse to check other members of a group's search ability periodically.

Cheers.

Tux
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