PIEPS DSP Advanced Smart Transmitter Avalanche Search Beacon

by PIEPS

Product Features

• Advanced transmitter search beacon for backcountry skiers and rescue professionals
• Built-in receiver detects and synchronizes signals of all nearby beacons
• Lets rescuers quickly locate multiple avalanche victims; 60-meter digital range
• Integrated temperature display, compass, bearing compass, and altimeter
• Measures 2.95 x 4.5 x 1.06 inches (W x H x D); weighs 0.43 pounds

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

In an avalanche emergency, only one thing counts: unconditional hands-on reliability. Enter the PIEPS DSP advanced smart transmitter search beacon, the preferred tool for backcountry skiers and rescue professionals. Equipped with the latest in digital signal processing technology, the DSP is the most user-friendly beacon on the market whether you're faced with a single or multiple burial situation. The DSP's most crucial feature is its unrivaled digital range of 60 meters, with direction indication starting at 50 meters. Most other beacons feature a more or less elliptical receiver range, which means that the signal range varies depending on the orientation of the receiver antenna. This is a colossal waste of time for the searcher, who can't afford to linger with lives in the balance. The DSP, by contrast, features a circular receiver range that detects signals from 50 meters in all antenna orientations--no turning or swiveling the DSP to make sure you're within range. As a result, it doesn't matter how or where a skier gets buried, as the beacon will still detect the signal.

The DSP transmitter detects and synchronizes all nearby beacon signals so searchers can easily locate multiple avalanche victims.

PIEPS also introduced the first three-antenna system in 2003, allowing searchers to pinpoint the precise location and depth of the signal. In addition, searchers looking for several avalanche victims at once won't have to worry about overlapping signals, as the DSP transmitter includes a built-in receiver that detects and synchronizes the signals of all nearby beacons. Once the receiver locates the position of the first victim, it's able to mask that signal and start searching for the next strongest signal, and the strongest signal after that, and so on. The DSP then clearly indicates how many avalanche victims are present based on the number of symbols on the display.

Other features include iProbe support, which lets you temporarily deactivate the DSP software to focus on the next strongest signal; compatibility with the latest PIEPS firmware via a device test and update process; a unique self-check ritual that tests all major functions each time you power up the unit; and such handy extras as a built-in temperature display, compass, bearing compass, and altimeter. It's the perfect rescue accessory for professional mountain guides, mountain rescue teams, ski instructors, and anyone else who makes a living on the mountain.

Technical Specifications

• Transmitting frequency: 457 kHz (international standard)
• Power supply: 3 batteries, 1.5 volts, alkaline (AAA)
• Battery life: Minimum of 200 hours, send mode (500 hours typical)
• Maximum range: 60 meters (full digital reading), 50 meters (all digital orientations)
• Earphone jack: Stereo
• Temperature indication: -4 to 122 degrees F
• Compass accuracy: +/- 8 degrees
• Altimeter accuracy: +/- 10 meters
• Dimensions: 2.95 by 4.5 by 1.06 inches (W x H x D)
• Weight: 0.43 pounds

Product Description

In an emergency, only one thing counts: unconditional hands-on reliability! To live up to this challenge, PIEPS counts on the collaboration with professional mountain guides, mountain rescue teams, skiing instructors and scientists for its product development. This know-how and more than 30 years of experience in the development and manufacture of avalanche search beacons is surety for the quality of our premium Alpine performance products. The DSP can be deactivated temporarily by the iProbe and the searcher can focus on the next strongest signal. PIEPS provides the first truly 100% perfect safety solution for multiple avalanche burials. In open terrain, off the secured slope, never be without your PIEPS!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001NCDE5M
• Item model number: 495018
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #873,116 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
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