Pieps DSP Digital Avalanche Beacon

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Weight: 5.99 oz (170 g) w/o Batteries (Validated on ProLite Scales)

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Another revolutionary first for the PIEPS DSP is the highly useful SCAN feature. Press the SCAN key while in SEARCH mode and the DSP will scan the entire receiving range and return an overview of all buried devices within range classified in three groups: Reading 1: Number of burials within a distance of approx. 5 meters Reading 2: Number of burials within a distance of approx. 20 meters Reading 3: Number of burials within a distance of approx. 50 meters

The optimized multiple search, the absolute highlight of the PIEPS DSP, is based on a separation of signals via the digital signals via the digital signal processor (DSP). If there are multiple burials, this is clearly indicated by the number of matchstick men. By default, the PIEPS DSP will automatically search for the strongest signal. Once the position of the first burial has been located, a searcher can "MARK" the signal of the first burial. Once "MARKED" the first signal is now suppressed and the PIEPS DSP will automatically search for the second strongest signal and so on and so forth until all victims are located.

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When Christmas came to Bozeman, it brought us an amazing present - 100 inches of snow to our local range, the Bridger Mountains. Backcountry skiers know the Bridgers to be one of the finest playgrounds for skiing and riding in the lower 48. And play we did:

In our quest to merchandise only the finest avalanche gear on the market, we had the opportunity to join the Backpacking Light backcountry gear testing crew for a day in the Bridgers to evaluate a dizzying array of avalanche beacons (transceivers), probes, poles, skis, bindings, and shovels. Having the opportunity to test all of this gear side by side was an enlightening experience, to say the least, and isn't something you can normally appreciate as a buyer at an outdoor show or when browsing catalogs.

Our favorite product was the Pieps DSP Avalanche Beacon.

The Pieps DSP Avalanche Beacon earned high ratings from all of the testers because of its ease of use, light weight, and ability to locate victims quickly. In our multiple burial scenarios, teams using the Pieps DSP found three victims buried at random locations in one-third of the time as teams using the next fastest transceiver.

We are very excited to have the Pieps DSP Avalanche Beacon in our 2004 winter backcountry product line.

In their recent review of winter backcountry ski and avalanche gear, Backpacking Light said this about the Pieps DSP:

"The technology crown, however, goes to the Pieps DSP. It dialed in the location of victims faster than any transceiver in our test, and it's the only trasceiver on the market to utilize digital signal processing to locate multiple burials."

High praise indeed, considering that the Pieps DSP had to compete against five other transceivers from other brands.

Read the entire backcountry ski and avalanche gear review.