I've been advised that the Fox 40 is probably the best whistle ($6-8). Does anyone out there care to comment? Sandy Kramer Miami *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>I've been advised that the Fox 40 is probably the best whistle ($6-8). Does >anyone out there care to comment? > I have a few of them distributed among several PFDs, daypacks, etc. They work well; are plenty loud. I'd certainly buy others when and if the need arises. One of them is made of plastic that glows in the dark. I don't know why. Joe P. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Help! It's Halloween, and I think I must have been seduced by the dark side . . . I just made a deal to buy a small cruising sailboat! -- Wes, who's making mini-mothership trip conjectures *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Wes Boyd wrote: > > Help! > > It's Halloween, and I think I must have been seduced by the dark side . . . > I just made a deal to buy a small cruising sailboat! > > -- Wes, who's making mini-mothership trip conjectures Not so dark. Now it you had bought a motorboat... Or a <choke> Jetski..... Beam me up, Wes Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I've found a Fox 40 to be an extremely effective (read: LOUD) whistle while still small in size. Had to use it "in anger" for the first time this past summer during a swim support. A 25'-30' powerboat with twin outboards was bearing down on my swimmer (and me), having gotten past the security outriders, and was clearly not paying much attention to other watercraft. At about 50 yards closure, I let out five excruciatingly painful (to me) blasts on the Fox 40, the guy heard it over the noise of his twin engines, and turned and throttled back immediately. That's loud! I had trouble hearing much for 20 minutes and my swimmer, who had already dived under my kayak and which I was about to roll under myself, heard it loud and clear, too. Dunno if it's the best, but I can't imagine a more effective and compact whistle. Maybe somebody with good acoustic monitoring systems could hold a blow-off sometime --- let's check those bios! Jack *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Regarding the below Fox 40 whistle. Similar large boats make frequent appearances on Lake Michigan and a whistle would be a good thing to have. Anyone know of where this can be ordered on via the web? Tom Chicago JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com wrote: > > > > Dunno if it's the best, but I can't imagine a more effective and compact whistle. Maybe somebody with good acoustic monitoring systems could hold a blow-off sometime --- let's check those bios! > > Jack > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Sandykayak_at_aol.com wrote: > > I've been advised that the Fox 40 is probably the best whistle ($6-8). Does > anyone out there care to comment? The Fox 40 has a well deserved reputation, but there is a louder whistle and it is the one in the Subject line - the Storm Whistle. That's a brand name and for a picture, look below the fox 40 photos on this web site: http://www.fastmed.com/Whistle.htm The Storm is bigger than the Fox 40 and has the drawback of relying on a pea in a chamber*, but is really, _really_, REALLY loud. As far as I know, it's available only in orange. I have both Fox 40s and a Storm Whistle and would highly recommend the latter, for kayaking and just about anything else. Mike *The problem with the pea is that it could freeze up in cold weather. This is a problem for hockey referees and is one of the motivating factors cited in the development of the Fox 40. The Fox uses three sound chambers that each put out a slightly different pitch. The constructive and destructive interference of the three different frequencies causes a set of beating frequencies and that produces the pulsing that allows the elimination of the pea. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Michael Daly wrote: > > The Fox 40 has a well deserved reputation, but there is a louder > whistle and it is the one in the Subject line - the Storm > Whistle. That's a brand name and for a picture, look below > the fox 40 photos on this web site: http://www.fastmed.com/Whistle.htm It would be interesting to run some tests of the Fox 40 versus the Storm Whistle. I recently tested the Storm Whistle against a small compressed air horn: the Tempo "Safe&Sound" JR-1, which uses a small canister and is activated via a button on the top. My test was for "audibility", which depends on a number of factors, including frequency. The test was conducted in the presence of substantial background noise, including a couple of motors with different frequencies. While the results might vary with different sets of background noises or with different people, I found that the Storm Whistle was about as good as the air horn. The air horn could be heard from slightly farther away (a difference of about 5-10 percent), but the whistle was slightly more "noticeable" at most distances (a subjective judgment) due to the higher pitch. The whistle's sound does not blend as well with the background noises I was using, which helps to make up for its lower energy. While I have always carried an air horn and purchased the whistle for use as a back-up, based on these tests I wouldn't hesitate to carry just the whistle. Except in bear country, where I will continue to carry an air horn. I have found that an air horn is very effective at scaring off brown bears. Dan Hagen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> > *The problem with the pea is that it could freeze up in cold > weather. Here in Canada, coast guard regulations insist on only pea-less whistles. John *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 10/31/99 6:32:51 AM, JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com writes: <<I've found a Fox 40 to be an extremely effective (read: LOUD) whistle while still small in size. . . . Dunno if it's the best, but I can't imagine a more effective and compact whistle. Maybe somebody with good acoustic monitoring systems could hold a blow-off sometime --- let's check those bios! >> hey, where'd you find this thing? I've never seen one that I can recall. I nearly blew an unsuspecting woman out of her boat when she asked me to show her how loud my storm whistle is. I still don't think it is all that effective, but yours sounds VERY good. Joan *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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