Mammut Barryvox Transceiver

Description

Features:

• Design: Ergonomic design, impact-proof and break-proof, can be operated while wearing gloves.
• Display: display with background lighting, very easy to read even when wearing polarized glasses.
• Visual interface: shows distance, direction and number of buried subjects
• Acoustic search guidance: allows the rescuer to visually search the avalanche field
• Group check with clear instructions
• Multiple buried subjects: digital signal processing in the event of several buried subjects
• Marking function: buried subjects are listed and can be marked
• Search strip width: effective digital search strip width: 70m
• Digital receiving bandwidth: up to 70 meters
• Circular receiving field: almost identical receiving bandwidth for X and Y antennas
• Reverse direction function to avoid 180-degree search errors
• Automatic switching from send to search (Auto Revert): if a rescuer does not move for 4 minutes, we assume a secondary avalanche and the device switches to SEND mode (motion-sensor controlled)
• Attachment: including highly functional Barryvox carrying system
• Alkaline battery life: around 300 hours SEND
• Device tests: automatic self-test and function test
• W-Link: Additional communication channel for improved search performance
• Software: Updatable Software
• Fleet Management: manage the device fleet via W-Link
• Operating temperature: -25° to +45° Celsius (-13° to +113° Fahrenheit)

S+W Verdict:

“Mammut have put a lot of work into making the new Barryvox  as easy and intuitive to use as possible. This combined with the Barryvox’s powerful performance make it a very effective transceiver. For more complicated searches and multiple burials, upgrade to the Barryvox S”