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When I practice at one of Utah's Beacon Training sites, often...
By Bubba Hernandez
Ranked #537 - Avalanche Beacons
March 15, 2009
When I practice at one of Utah's Beacon Training sites, often the DTS points in the opposite direction. If I flip it to vertical, it seems to self correct. In practice today, my friend's Mammut Pulse pointed directly to the beacon signal while standing beside him, mine pointed in the opposite direction. What gives? I won't start searching uphill, of course, but I don't want to waste anytime. Give me a few suggestions.Thanks....
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By Lyric Rosatti
Ranked #113 - Avalanche Beacons
August 9, 2009
Indeed it is important to understand that beacons emit flux lines, the beacon can pick up on a flux line, but it doesn't natively know what direction the line is going, because it is part of a loop. (Check the attached pic from the Tracker manual.) As Evan said, watch that the distance isn't increasing. If it is, just turn in place and start going the other direction. Here is the link to the owners manual: http://www.backcountryaccess.com/english/research/documents/TrackerManualEng.pdf
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By Chris H
Ranked #467 - Avalanche Beacons
April 1, 2009
If you follow the arrow and the numbers get bigger you just have to turn 180 degrees because the tracker only has 180 not 360 degrees.
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By Evan Stevens
Ranked #61 - Avalanche Beacons
March 24, 2009
This won't happen every time...you just have to remember that the signals getting transmitted are going in 2 directions, 180 degrees opposite (remember flux lines?) So if you followed the signal going away eventually it would start to go down and bring you back in to the beacon the long way. Just look at your numbers, and if they are going up, turn around! Make them go down! keep practicing!
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