Updates, News, and Rumors (more)

• April 3, 2025—Updated the review of the ARVA Neo BT Pro. Updated the transceiver comparison table to include this transceiver.
• February 14, 2025—The Black Diamond Recon LT has been recalled. Black Diamond Equipment explained that "In some cases, the metal contact of the Recon LT's switch mechanism may corrode." The problem affects transceivers that were manufactured during a specific period. Learn more about this recall.
• January 21, 2025—The ARVA Neo BT Pro has been recalled. ARVA explained, "This malfunction may lead to abnormal battery consumption, causing in some cases a restart and deactivating the transmit and search modes." This transceiver should be returned to ARVA to be inspected. Learn more about this recall.
• November 21, 2024—The Pieps Pieps Pro IPS has been recalled due to an issue with the size of the battery compartment. This transceiver should be returned to Pieps/Black Diamond to be repaired. Learn more about this recall.
• November 8, 2024—The Mammut Barryvox 2 and Barryvox S2 were recalled due to "a manufacturing problem that affects the power/send/search switch." These devices should be returned to Mammut for inspection/repair. Learn more about this recall.
• November 1, 2024—I retested the spike handling of several transceivers.
• October 19, 2024—Read a review of the recently released Pieps Pro IPS.
• October 15, 2024—The Barryvox 2 and Barryvox S2 have been released.
• October 15, 2024—The prices of the Ortovox Diract and Ortovox Diract Voice were lowered by $10 and $70. The price of the soon-to-be discontinued Barryvox was lowed $86.
• March 15, 2024—Read the results of Black Diamond's extensive testing of electromagnetic interference with avalanche transceivers.
• February 15, 2024—I added a review of the Ortovox Diract Voice, a comparison of the Diract and Tracker transceivers, details regarding the status of the Recon LT, and information on the latest firmware updates. I also updated the transceiver comparison table.