Updates, News and Rumors (more)

• December 29, 2019—I published a major update to this website (thanks for your help, Jonathan!). This update revises the scoring model to make it easier to see the subtle differences between the current models. It also includes reviews of the ARVA Evo5, BCA Tracker S, and Mammut Barryvox and Barryvox S (if you own a Barryvox S, be sure to read how to modify the custom settings and use the additional search modes).
• November 17, 2019—I launched a new website named AvyRescue.com that focuses entirely on avalanche rescue and lets this site focus on avalanche transceivers.
• November 13, 2019—The Ortovox S1+ has been discontinued, the prices of the Ortovox 3+ and Zoom+ were lowered by $30 (to $310 and $260).
• November 1, 2019—The BCA Tracker S has been released. It is almost identical to the Tracker3, except it doesn't have a motion sensor or a micro USB port.
• October 15, 2019—The ARVA Evo5 has been released. It is a tiny avalanche transceiver that is similar is size and weight to the Pieps Micro.
• February 7, 2019—Pieps preannounced the Micro BT Button which will be identical to the Pieps Micro except it will use a button to change between Search and Send.