Powder BT Beacon
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Why We Like The Pieps Powder BT
The Pieps Powder BT is a high-performance beacon for avid backcountry skiers and splitboarders like us. It's a trimmed-down version of Pieps's pro model, meaning it has all the necessary features for an efficient search while still remaining user-friendly.
A 3-antenna design provides a more accurate search than traditional 2-antenna beacons, and a 60-meter range helps us pick up the victim's signal and get on the right track from a further distance. The Powder BT has a multiple burial function that picks up signals from all buried victims within range, while the flagging feature lets us mark victims as we find them so our partner can start probing and we can move on to find the next.
Details
- Avalanche beacon designed with ample features
- Three-antenna design offers a more accurate signal
- Self-check feature reviews hardware and software elements
- Group check feature diagnoses partner devices
- Multiple burial function displays all victims within range
- Display is easy to read in any lighting conditions
- Compatible with Pieps's iProbe
- Harness included for easy accessibility
- Item #PIE001B
- Antennas
- 3
- Digital Range
- 60m
- Functions
- multiple burial, self-check, Bluetooth connection, iProbe support, auto-search-to-send
- Battery
- 3 batteries (AAA)
- Battery Life
- 300h in send mode
- Harness Included
- neoprene pouch, shoulder strap
- Dimensions
- 118 x 76 x 29mm (4.6 x 3 x 1.1in)
- Claimed Weight
- [with batteries] 7.8oz
- Activity
- backcountry skiing, backcountry snowboarding
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 2 years
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Overall Rating
4.5 based on 2 ratings
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageMarch 17, 2025
This and the other BD/PIEPS
This and the other BD/PIEPS beacons of the same generation (guide, recon, etc. ) have been awesome after upgrading from a Tracker DTS. I've heard people complain about recalls, but Mammut, Ortovox, BCA have all experienced recalls in the somewhat recent past. What's awesome about these BD/PIEPS beacons: They're simple to use, and all the controls are forward facing. They're way less laggy than Mammuts. They display battery level continuously. The group check is amazingly useful when guiding. They are lithium battery compatible. What could be improved: Display battery as a percentage. Also they claim in their instruction manual that you can use the beacon safely when displaying only 1/3 bars and to change batteries when it flashes, but I've seen beacons go from one bar to flashing during the course of a day, so I change batteries as soon as it goes to one bar. Sometimes the mode slider is a bit stiff. This seems like a QC problem that differs unit to unit. I'm waiting for someone to come out with a beacon that uses a rechargeable battery. Petzl has a great rechargeable system for their headlamps, BD and PIEPS. The battery compartment requires a screwdriver to access. Also, please bring back the TX600!
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
January 27, 2024
easy
easy to learn and use- excited to keep skiing w it to get to know it better
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
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