New Transceiver = Ortovox 3+

[XXX-er]

I found the neck strap of the element harness would loosen off all the time so I pinned the buckle with a safety pin and lately I just carry the beacon in the pocket of my pants tethered to the zipper pull

[strawjack]

thanks. I just pulled the trigger on these for my kids. Bury them in the leaves for some testing.

[monkfish]

The 3+ (and other Ortovox beacons) gained a RECCO chip for this season.
So a good deal for sure on last year's stock!

Last year's 3+ dropped to $175 today at bc.com. I just bought two for pretty much what I'd started out expecting to pay for one. EDIT: all gone now

[Hacksaw]

She took a couple decent tumbles in bounds recently (wearing the beacon), noticed it was broken when she went to turn it on before leaving the gates. So we aren't clear exactly when, how or what happened. Just assuming the obvious.

Send back in. But, don't post about her may have broken it..... And BTW, I don't work for Ortovox at more.

[TexasGortex]

Thanks. Edited my post, and I'm sending it in for repair.

[Bunion 2020]

I am a 3 season in on my 3+ and still like it enough I use it at work rather than one from the "pool".

I am baffled how someone could break the screen without suffering major bodily damage.

Several co-workers are now wearing their beacons in pants pockets rather than on harness's to reduce interference with radio, tools etc.

I took a pretty good hip check about 10 days ago that if I had the beacon in my pocket it would have been broken, along with my hip so I will continue to use the harness.

175.00 is a great deal.

[The Dad]

I thought that the rule was it goes in the harness, not in clothes, because a slide can rip the clothes off?

[Bunion 2020]

I agree. ^^^

[The Dad]

Because I saw that BDEL has a line of pants coming out with dedicated beacon pockets. Which I thought was weird.