avalanche beacon, avalanche victim locator
an electronic locating device ... which consists of a 5 oz. beacon, 3- 1/2" long by 2" diameter, and a 4 oz. receiver with earpiece and 65' of search wire. The beacon transmits very low frequency sign, a portable transceiver, carried by hikers and backcountry skiers into avalanche-prone areas, that reflects a signal from an aboveground transceiver, making known the exact location of the device in ca