My brother and I are getting ready for a four-day paddle around North Carolina's Core Banks next week. Out intent is to paddle north from Harker's Island to the Ocracoke Inlet and then west to Cedar Island. He just bought two Fox 40 Minis,which register a whopping 115db on JimBob's Aural Pain Scale. We'll experiment at length with this whistle -- considering such things as wind, surf, distance, etc. -- and get back to the list. Certainly not to endorse this particular manufacturer, but to confirm just how effective [or ineffective] a 115db whistle is. Jim Tynan Pike Road AL BTW -- We will also be using two Princeton Tec Eco Flares [good post, Ralph!] in addition to headlamps. >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >[mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of David Carlson >Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 12:58 PM >To: Paddlewise >Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Storm Whistle vs. Fox 40 > > >I carry a Fox 40. Usually by the time I realize the need to use it >(target paddler maybe 70 yds away from me) in winds of 10kn or more, >the target paddler cannot hear the whistle. It is possible that the >higher pitched sound is just not recognized as a whistle at that >distance and those conditions. > >Anyway, I still carry it, although I'm more skeptical about the >effectiveness of whistles in general. I wonder, with Michael, >how the Storm whistle would perform at sea... > >Regards, > >Dave Carlson > >Michael Daly wrote: >> >> Dan Hagen wrote: >> > >> > I just picked up a Fox 40 so that I could redo my earlier Storm Whistle >> > vs. air horn test, [...] >> > >> > Quite frankly I am surprised by how well these whistles work. I have >> > always carried an air horn, and was skeptical about the efficacy of >> > these wimpy little whistles, but that was before I tested them. >> > >> > TWEEEEEEETT!! >> > >> >> Thanks for the info Dan. The only comparative tests I've done >> were to blow the Fox 40 and Storm as loud as possible and listen. >> The Storm made my ears hurt, so I felt it was louder. However, >> your tests show how the whistles penetrate background noise. >> A good test may be to see how they penetrate wind and wave >> type noise. >> >> Mike. >> >*************************************************************************** >> 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/ >*************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** 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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