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New Ortovox Transceiver for season 2021-22, Follow the voice.🗣🤳

New to season 2021-22 is the ISPO Award Winning Ortovox Diract Voice, extremely simple and intuitive to operate, 2.3 cm slim, 210g light and most importantly, the Worlds First Avalanche Transceiver with Voice navigation. The Diract voice guides users with clear verbal instructions thanks to its streamlined, Logical design it’s extremely easy to use.

TALK 

Navigation through clear voice commands 

HELPS

Intuitive operation for gaining life-saving seconds

PROTECTS 

Smart Antenna Technology for optimum reach 

How does the Search work?

The Diract voice is the first avalanche transceiver with integrated voice navigation by Ortovox, clear simple instructions support you in every search phase and provide calm and clarity when your partners survival is of utmost importance. 

• Clear voice commands in every search phase 
• Reliable 50 m search strip width 
• Stable display from first reception 
• Legible, full-graphic, 360 C real-time display 
• Simple overview of all avalanche victims
• Rapid, Reliable Flagging Function 
• Precise, simple-to-activate group check.

How does being Found Work?

Ortovox have integrated patented Smart Antenna Technology into the direct. It analyses the device location in the avalanche and provides you with double support, it improves transmission performance after the avalanche stops, while on the other it automatically switches to the best transmission antenna. This means you get to double the range and are easier to find. 

• Smart Antenna technology 
• Secondary avalanche protection in search mode
• Secondary avalanche  protection in standby mode (secondary avalanche protection made for rescuer who are not searching) 
• Recco Reflector in carry system. 

Can i find this Ortovox Diract Voice Beacon in a Avalanche Kit?

Yes ofcourse, Ortovox have created two avalanche packages for the Diract Voice and one package for the Ortovox Diract which doesnt include the voice naviagtion, please see below what the packages have to offer:

	Ortovox Diract Voice Set  Ortovox Diract Voice Beacon  Ortovox Beast Shovel Ortovox Alu 240 Probe
	Ortovox Diract Voice Light Set  Ortovox Diract Voice Beacon  Ortovox Pro Light Shovel  Ortovox Alu 240 Light Probe
	Ortovox Diract Set Ortovox Diract Beacon (no voice) Ortovox Badger Shovel Ortovox 240 Alu Probe

Evolving Avalanche Technology 

As we all know technology keeps growing which means avalanche equipment evolves every year, with new electronic supercapcitor airbags to Recco installed devices such as the Ortovox 3+ & Zoom. 

The diract voice technology is completely new to the market and is a great way to help with search in a avalanche emergency.

Snowsafe Blogs:

It’s important to stay safe and have the correct training when skiing or snowboarding off-piste please check out further blogs below:

• Dont Venture off-piste without testing your avalanche transceiver
• Do Smartphones, Watches, Go-Pros interfere with Avalanche Transceivers?
• 11 Year-old Boy saved by Avalanche Transceiver in Chamonix, French Alps
• Mountain Rescue Drones saving Skiers lives from Avalanches

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