bca GPS Tracker Advanced User's Manual

ADVANCED U SER M ANUAL
No t wo a valanche r escue s cenarios a re t he s ame. T hrow i n m ore t han o ne b uried
victim a nd a s earch c an g et c omplicated, r equiring s pecial s earching t echniques.
While m ost b eacons o n t he m arket c ome s tandard w ith m ultiple s earch f unctions,
these c annot b e c onsidered r eliable i n a ll b urial s ituations. T herefore, i t i s i mportant
for r escuers t o b e w ell t rained i n m ore t han o ne m ethod f or s olving m ultiple b urials.
Through s pecial f ield e xperience, B CA h as d etermined t hat a s earcher m ay n eed t o
utilize s pecial m ultiple s earch t echniques t o r escue t he v ictims.
It's i mportant t o n ote t hat m ost m ultiple b urials c an b e a pproached a s a s eries o f
single b urials, s olved e ither " in s eries" o r " in p arallel."
(See w ww.backcountryaccess.com/research)
Remember: i t's f un t o g o o ut a nd p ractice m ultiple b urial s earching, a nd w e
encourage y ou t o m aster i t! B ut m anpower, g roup o rganization, a nd e xcavation
efficiency p lay e qually i mportant r oles i n r eal l ife a valanche r escues.
The f ollowing s ection o utlines a dvanced f unctions o f t he T racker3.
Signal S uppression
Signal S uppression ( SS) i s a n a dvanced o ption a nd s hould o nly b e p racticed a fter
searchers c an s olve a s ingle b urial, a nd a re f amiliar w ith t he t hree c ircle m ethod a nd
micro-­‐search s trips. B oth m ethods a re o utlined i n t he f ollowing s ection. ( Also s ee
http://www.backcountryaccess.com/research).
Signal S uppression m ode s uppresses t he s trongest s ignal a nd s hows t he s earcher
the s econd s trongest s ignal, i ncluding d irectional a rrows. A lways s tay i n s tandard
search m ode w hen s earching f or t he f irst t ransmitter. O nce t he f irst v ictim h as b een
located a nd y our f ine s earch i s c omplete, y ou a re r eady t o u se s ignal s uppression.