Comments on: Future of avalanche beacons: old standards and new ideas – ARVA Link and Ortovox 3+ http://www.skintrack.com/gear-tech/future-of-avalanche-beacons-arva-link-and-ortovox-3/ Skintrack.com - Adventurous touring, performance ski mountaineering and skimo racing Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nichrome http://www.skintrack.com/gear-tech/future-of-avalanche-beacons-arva-link-and-ortovox-3/comment-page-1/#comment-2192 Nichrome Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:05:44 +0000 http://www.skintrack.com/?p=1038#comment-2192 I was thinking and i came across the same idea, more notably with the technology available in smartphones nowadays it should be possible to design an arva app? i'm thinking station specific, they can mount a series of antenna across the domain for triangulation purposes? i don't know if this would work or if it would be cost efficient but if it were made to work and made available as a trans-platform app ( iPhone, bb, android) then it could save lots of lives. a lot of people don't consider themselves serious enough skiers to buy an arva still die in avalanches, and i think the tech needs to be made more available and more accurate. with today's tech we could quite easily pinpoint a victim to within a meter in less than a minute? a distress button would be pressed by all within the party who are safe, thus allowing software to search nearby for stationary signals that aren't in distress, giving both rescue teams and the party themselves an accurate and speedy location of the victim, which means everything in avalanches. just some ideas for you :) I was thinking and i came across the same idea, more notably with the technology available in smartphones nowadays it should be possible to design an arva app? i’m thinking station specific, they can mount a series of antenna across the domain for triangulation purposes? i don’t know if this would work or if it would be cost efficient but if it were made to work and made available as a trans-platform app ( iPhone, bb, android) then it could save lots of lives. a lot of people don’t consider themselves serious enough skiers to buy an arva still die in avalanches, and i think the tech needs to be made more available and more accurate. with today’s tech we could quite easily pinpoint a victim to within a meter in less than a minute? a distress button would be pressed by all within the party who are safe, thus allowing software to search nearby for stationary signals that aren’t in distress, giving both rescue teams and the party themselves an accurate and speedy location of the victim, which means everything in avalanches. just some ideas for you :)

]]> By: Stano http://www.skintrack.com/gear-tech/future-of-avalanche-beacons-arva-link-and-ortovox-3/comment-page-1/#comment-2087 Stano Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:57 +0000 http://www.skintrack.com/?p=1038#comment-2087 I would not necessarily buy a used avalanche beacon unless from a trusted person. The risks are obvious. There really is not a place for used beacons, eBay would have the best selection. Somewhere else you mind find one or two models but not much more. Hope this helps. I would not necessarily buy a used avalanche beacon unless from a trusted person. The risks are obvious.

There really is not a place for used beacons, eBay would have the best selection. Somewhere else you mind find one or two models but not much more.

Hope this helps.

]]> By: w3k http://www.skintrack.com/gear-tech/future-of-avalanche-beacons-arva-link-and-ortovox-3/comment-page-1/#comment-2055 w3k Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:45:03 +0000 http://www.skintrack.com/?p=1038#comment-2055 anyone know where to buy used beacons? except ebay? anyone know where to buy used beacons? except ebay?

]]> By: Stano http://www.skintrack.com/gear-tech/future-of-avalanche-beacons-arva-link-and-ortovox-3/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Stano Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:39:38 +0000 http://www.skintrack.com/?p=1038#comment-484 James: Yes, I found these new ideas/developments encouraging as I was getting little sad with the future outlooks for improvements due to technology standards. But again, I am no engineer, so I don't know the full potential or limitation of the technology in beacons. Jeff: I haven't had the ARVA Link in my hands, so everything in my write up is strictly based on a conversation. But you for sure could saw that by the tone of the article - just being excited to discuss some new thinking, not necessarily talking about something concrete. Also, I read your articles/comments all the time on other websites and I certainly appreciate your opinion as it seems you have some good knowledge (and passion) to share with everyone. Marten: I didn't look into the GPS Pieps yet. Is this unit's GPS suppose to work only as emergency personal locator (such as Spot or other PBLs) or will the actual GPS functionality enhance the beacon search? James:
Yes, I found these new ideas/developments encouraging as I was getting little sad with the future outlooks for improvements due to technology standards. But again, I am no engineer, so I don’t know the full potential or limitation of the technology in beacons.

Jeff:
I haven’t had the ARVA Link in my hands, so everything in my write up is strictly based on a conversation. But you for sure could saw that by the tone of the article – just being excited to discuss some new thinking, not necessarily talking about something concrete. Also, I read your articles/comments all the time on other websites and I certainly appreciate your opinion as it seems you have some good knowledge (and passion) to share with everyone.

Marten:
I didn’t look into the GPS Pieps yet. Is this unit’s GPS suppose to work only as emergency personal locator (such as Spot or other PBLs) or will the actual GPS functionality enhance the beacon search?

]]> By: Marten http://www.skintrack.com/gear-tech/future-of-avalanche-beacons-arva-link-and-ortovox-3/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Marten Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:33:32 +0000 http://www.skintrack.com/?p=1038#comment-483 You would also include the new Pieps, netx winters model. It has a GPS. You would also include the new Pieps, netx winters model. It has a GPS.

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