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 Backcountry Access Tracker DTS beacon |
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Description of Backcountry Access Tracker DTS beacon:
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The Backcountry Access Tracker DTS avalanche beacon can greatly reduce the amount of time spent pinpointing, probing, and digging during an avalanche rescue. For 2005, the easiest beacon to use just got easier. In 1997, the Tracker DTS revolutionized the transceiver market by introducing digital, dual antenna technology. Since then, it has become the world's best-selling transceiver. With directional lighting and digital distance readings, the guesswork of finding buried victims is eliminated. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of BCA, the Tracker is outfitted with a new strap that's as easy to use as the beacon itself. A series of improvements make the Tracker even more bombproof than before. As proof, it now comes with a 5-year limited warranty. Practice with your beacon often to keep you and your backcountry partners as safe as possible.
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Bottom Line: Easy to use. Hard to break.
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| Easy to Use, But Some Drawbacks 07-15-03 |
| Jonathan S. Shefftz (69): |
| 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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| Geat choice 04-04-03 |
Cubs Win! (3):  |
| Easy to use, comfortable harness. Unless you're a professional, I can't imagine using another beacon. |
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| Perfect 05-22-03 |
| rickylove (3): |
| Couldn't ask for more in a beacon, easy to use, good instructions, took it out on a 3 day backcountry skiing course and had no problems with our beacon search drills. |
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Battery type:
three AAA alkalines, included
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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)
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Recommended use:
Avalanche safety
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Weight:
298g/10oz including strap and batteries
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Warranty:
Limited 5 year warranty
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