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  2. Avalanche transceiver - Wikipedia

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    An avalanche transceiver or avalanche beacon is a type of emergency locator beacon, a radio transceiver (a transmitter and receiver in one unit) operating at 457 kHz for the purpose of finding people buried under snow. They are widely carried by skiers, particularly back country skiers for use in case a skier is buried by an avalanche.

  3. Invermere - Wikipedia

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    Invermere is a major centre for golf. Copper Point Golf Club is a newer golf course about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Invermere along Highway 95/93. Eagle Ranch Golf Course is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of Invermere, also along Highway 93/95 and was rated 4.5/5.0 stars by Golf Digest.

  4. File:Invermere, British Columbia Location.png - Wikipedia

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  5. Invermere Airport - Wikipedia

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    Invermere Airport (TC LID: CAA8) is located 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) northeast of Invermere, British Columbia, Canada on the Shuswap Indian Band Reserve. As described in the Canada Flight Supplement it is a Prior Permission Required airport. Landing fees are only applicable to commercial aircraft.

  6. Types of beacons - Wikipedia

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    In December 2013, Apple announced iBeacon: the first beacon protocol in the market. iBeacon works with Apple's iOS and Google's Android. The beacon using the iBeacon protocol transmits a so-called UUID. The UUID is a string of 24 numbers, which communicate with an installed Mobile App. [2] Advantages: Widely supported; Simple and easy to implement;

  7. List of breweries in British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    Beacon Brewing 2021 Sidney: Vancouver Island [23] Beard's Brewing Co. 2017 Fort St. John: Peace River [24] The Beer Farmers 2018 Pemberton: Sea-to-Sky [25] Beere Brewing Company 2017 North Vancouver: Lower Mainland [26] Big Bear Brewery 2019 Kelowna Okanagan [27] Black Kettle Brewing Co. 2014 North Vancouver Lower Mainland [28] BNA Brewing Co ...

  8. Radio beacon - Wikipedia

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    In navigation, a radio beacon or radiobeacon is a kind of beacon, a device that marks a fixed location and allows direction-finding equipment to find relative bearing. But instead of employing visible light , radio beacons transmit electromagnetic radiation in the radio wave band .

  9. Water surface searches - Wikipedia

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    Water surface searches are procedures carried out on or over the surface of a body of water with the purpose of finding lost vessels, persons, or floating objects, which may use one or more of a variety of search patterns depending on the target of the search, as the direction and rate of drift vary depending on the characteristics of the target and the water and weather conditions at the time.