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Ortovox F1 Focus Avalanche Beacon
Does every one in the group have to have the same device in order...
By sylvia
Ranked #978 - Avalanche Safety
December 12, 2008
Does every one in the group have to have the same device in order for it to work?
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By Jesse
Ranked #359 - Avalanche Safety
December 15, 2009
Yeah, exactly, it is stupid. The person who said this works or worked for (this was last winter) ortovox. They said this in a briefing for a pro patrol at a major mtn in california. To clarify, the guy said that the first edition S1's will not always find a burried F1 in a multi burial scenario. Most of the time it will find them but it has been shown to not always find the F1 in this particular situation.
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By Jesse
Ranked #359 - Avalanche Safety
December 15, 2009
The ortovox person i spoke with recently said that the F1 cannot be found by the new S1. I do not know if they have fixed that in the new version...
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By Brian Dubs
Ranked #287 - Avalanche Safety
December 22, 2008
No.all beacons transmit and receive the same signal, otherwise it would really restrict who could search for you and who you could search for, which would be stupid
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Change me.