Examples of slides from BCA's PowerPoint, Modern Transceiver Technology. These graphics illustrate how a digital transceiver separates transmit signals from background noise.

research

Below is a selection of recently published reports of interest to backcountry users. (click on PDF image)

	Signal Strength Versus Signal Timing: Achieving reliability in multiple burial searches by Dr. Thomas Lund
	Revisiting Multiple Burial Statistics: U.S. Avalanche Incidents 1995-2007 by Bruce Edgerly & Jon Mullen
	How common are multiple burial situations? Avalanche incidents in Tyrol, Austria, 1997-2003 by Dieter Stopper & Jon Mullen
	Couloir magazine: Avy Science, p 60. Gadget Fever: Do we rely on features to avoid practice? by Craig Dostie
	ICAR Recommendation: Regarding optimal information for users about search strip width (or the effective/useful range) of transceivers
	Strategic Shoveling: The Next Frontier in Companion Rescue by B. Edgerly and D. Atkins
	Multiple Beacon Searching For the Masses: A Standardized Approach For Avalanche Educators by S. Christie
	Three Circle Method- DAV Panorama article
	Three Circle Method- DAV Panorama article (Deutsch)
	Pinpointing- DAV Panorama article
	Pinpointing- DAV Panorama article (Deutsch)
	Transceiver Training Parks: Shortening the Beacon Learning Curve-ISSW 2004 by Steve Christie
	Obsolescence and Analog Avalanche Transceivers: Ensuring Downward Compatibility-ISSW 2004 by Bruce Edgerly and John Hereford
	Frequenzverschiebungen und Empfängerbandbreite bei digitalen LVS- ISSW 2004 by Bruce Edgerly and John Hereford
	Pinpointing on a Line: A Modern Technique for Solving Deep Burials-ISSW 2002 by Bruce Edgerly
	457 kHz Electromagnetism & the Future of Avalanche Transceivers-ISSW 2000 by John Hereford and Bruce Edgerly
	Digital Transceiving Systems: The Next Generation of Avalanche Beacons-ISSW 1998 by John Hereford and Bruce Edgerly
	Companion Rescue and Avalanche Transceivers: The U.S. Experience by Dale Atkins, Colorado Avalanche Information Center
	Probing Revisited by Bruce Jamieson and Tim Auger, a report on optimal probe length and techniques for live recovery.
	Transceiver Laboratory Tests 2001: Summary of report by the French avalanche forecasting and research agency, ANENA.
	Download complete ANENA test report