I am now using a mouth-blown horn that I found in a run-of-the-mill fishing tackle shop for $10US. I was told it was designed by an acoustics genius from a former Eastern Bloc nation (Czechoslovakia?). Using a mylar membrane, it vibrates a volume of air equivalent to a MUCH larger horn-- they say 110 decibels. Haven't had to use it in a good old-fashioned Great Lakes fog yet, but it is a vast improvement over any whistle-- I can get the attention of my fellow paddlers hundreds of yards away. I also carry it when sailing. Don't know where you'd find one in Oz, but you can view it at the REI site: http://www.rei.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=8000&prrfnbr=4822771 A word of caution: if you have both hands free, use one to cover the ear closest to the business end. It's that loud. Cheers, Dan Harrison in muddy Michigan > "Peter Treby" <ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au> wrote: >I'm now in the market for a small foghorn. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
It is an amazingly loud little horn. I bought one last year, and have sworn off those compressed air canister horns for it. It'll work when it's below 20 degrees F, it'll never rust and explode on me, and since I tend to be long-winded, it'll never run out of fuel........ I really like mine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Wayne Smith wsmith16_at_snet.net Check out my sea kayaking & homebrewing page: http://pages.cthome.net/wsmith16/home.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Harrison <DHARRISN_at_hfcc.net> To: <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net> Cc: <ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 12:31 PM Subject: [Paddlewise] Small Foghorn? > I am now using a mouth-blown horn that I found in a run-of-the-mill fishing tackle shop for $10US. I was told it was designed by an acoustics genius from a former Eastern Bloc nation (Czechoslovakia?). Using a mylar membrane, it vibrates a volume of air equivalent to a MUCH larger horn-- they say 110 decibels. Haven't had to use it in a good old-fashioned Great Lakes fog yet, but it is a vast improvement over any whistle-- I can get the attention of my fellow paddlers hundreds of yards away. I also carry it when sailing. > Don't know where you'd find one in Oz, but you can view it at the REI site: http://www.rei.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=8000&prrfnbr= 4822771 > > A word of caution: if you have both hands free, use one to cover the ear closest to the business end. It's that loud. > Cheers, > Dan Harrison in muddy Michigan > > > "Peter Treby" <ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au> wrote: > >I'm now in the market for a small foghorn. > > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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