Gear Review
Backcountry Access Tracker DTS Beacon
Easy to Use, But Some Drawbacks
By Jonathan S. Shefftz
Ranked #2 - Avalanche Safety
July 16, 2003
For a single burial, or a multiple burial where you can turn off each beacon as it is found, this beacon is amazingly fast for a novice, and gets even faster with more practice. However, multi burials in which each beacon stays on as it is found can be very tricky and require significant practice. Also, although the shorter range (as compared to analog beacons) is almost always not a problem, occasionally it can interfere w/ the search if the beacons are aligned such that the range is at its absolute minimum. Membrane buttons can be a bit hard to press if wearing very bulkly winter gloves.
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Tech Specs:
- Range:
- 50m
- Digital:
- Yes
- Battery type:
- three AAA alkalines, included
- Battery life:
- min. 1 hour in search mode, 200 hours in transmit mode (approximately 250 hours in transmit only or 50 hours in search only)
- Antenna:
- Dual
- Recommended use:
- Avalanche safety
- Weight:
- 298g/10oz including strap and batteries
- Warranty:
- Limited 5 year warranty
- Country of Origin:
- United States
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