It doesn’t take long before you realize that Pieps is the range leader when it comes to modern avalanche beacons. In test after test the DSP or Tour have the longest, most reliable receive range available (circa Jan. 2012). Whatever the configuration, single, multiple, best or worst coupled, other beacons can only hope to equal [...]
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Review: Pieps DSP and DSP Tour
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Posted in Beacons, Dostie, Craig, Pieps 
Tags: 3-antenna, digital signal processing, masking, triple antenna 
No Comments »Time to retire your beacon?
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While testing avalanche transceivers this year it has become more evident that older, analog type beacons should be retired. It isn’t because they don’t work. But the way they work can cause trouble in the dreaded multiple victim scenario. If you have more than one person buried in an avalanche the odds are at least [...]
Beacon Preview: Pieps Vector includes GPS
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There are a number of new avalanche transceivers that will be unveiled to outdoor retailers and the privileged public next week. None of them will be available until next fall, but this is the time when we learn about what is coming. The one I’m most excited to see is the new Pieps Vector. If [...]
Posted in Beacons, Pieps Tags: 4-antennas, avalanche transceiver, avy beacon, GPS, rescue No Comments »Review: Pieps 30° Plus inclinometer
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If you have reason to measure slope angles accurately, you would be hard pressed to beat the convenience of Pieps 30° PLUS. It’s a small, light device that measures slope angle in any orientation quickly and accurately. How does it work? With some electronic wizardry on a chip that measures gravitational acceleration in three axes. [...]
Posted in Accessories, Pieps Tags: inclinometer, lithium ion, meanderthal, skinning angle, slope 1 Comment »
