Nelly Posted February 12, 2002 Posted February 12, 2002 I'm finally going to break down and purchase a beacon. I've narrowed it down to either the Ortovox M2, or the Tracker DTS. Anybody have any thoughts or comments regarding either beacon? Quote
hakioawa Posted February 12, 2002 Posted February 12, 2002 I'm sure this could turn into a flame war, but. . .I have the tracker. I've used a few more too. I'd say for shallow, single victim burials it is the best around. It is very easy to get on the flux line and stay there. You really don't need to worry much about alignment etc. Fine searches are a bit tougher with the tracker. Since you cannot manually adjust the "volume" the fine search reline completly on the digital read out and if it is having a tough time "tracking" you will end up with a larger area to dig. The M2 and others seem to have a bit better range and seem to perform better with multiple victims, and for a well trainer user are just as fast as the tracker. Ortovox has just come out with a new digtal 2 antenna beacon call the X1 that if getting good reviews. If you don't plan to practice a LOT I would definately go for the Tracker. Quote
erik Posted February 12, 2002 Posted February 12, 2002 http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=000350help feed this poor and unfortunate soul....... Quote
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