Discontinued Avalanche Transceivers

Pros: A very capable single-antenna transceiver in its day.

Cons: One antenna, two-digit display, bulky.

Pros: Analog and digital modes, longer third antenna, good audio.

Cons: Non-intuitive interface.

Pros: Toggles between analog and digital.

Cons: Shorter range, bulky.

Pros: Interesting "scan" mode.

Cons: Confusing marking of multiple burials, bulky.

Pros: Very similar to the Tracker DTS.

Cons: Can't resolve spikes. Bulky.

Pros: Easy to use.

Cons: Shorter reception range, bulky, non-intuitive marking, can mark only one transmitter.

Pros: Basically an ARVA Advanced with a third antenna.

Cons: Basically an ARVA Advanced.

Pros: Analog and digital modes.

Cons: See the Pro W "Cons".

Pros: Similar to Pulse in features.

Cons: Compared to the Pulse, more buttons and functionally not as well implemented.

Pros: Easy to use, mitten-friendly, customizable.

Cons: Larger than most. Reports "false alarms."

Pros: Easy to use, mitten-friendly, customizable.

Cons: Larger than most. Reports "false alarms."

Pros: Available in 1968.

Cons: Too many to list.

Pros: Can be used with a powerful external antenna.

Cons: Many.

Pros: Small, toggle between analog and digital.

Cons: Can't resolve spikes, non-intuitive controls.

Pros: Long range, easy to use, good marking, good audio.

Cons: Nothing significant.

Pros: Great range, direction indicator, and audio. Toggles to analog, small, excellent perpendicular reception range.

Cons: Learning curve for enhanced features.

Pros: Accurate direction indicators.

Cons: Short reception range, can't handle spikes, two-digit display, non-intuitive controls, no marking.

Pros: Simple controls, mitten-friendly.

Cons: Larger than most, no marking, two-digit display, moderate range.

Pros: Two frequencies for the olden days.

Cons: Single antenna, terrible earpiece.

Pros: Long range, small. Excellent analog transceiver.

Cons: Many (e.g., no direction or distance indicator).

Pros: Long range. Excellent analog transceiver.

Cons: Many (e.g., no direction indicator, can't handle spikes, etc).

Pros: Long range. Excellent analog transceiver.

Cons: Many (e.g., no direction indicator, can't handle spikes, etc).

Pros: Analog and digital (sort of).

Cons: Short digital range, some models can't resolve spikes, two-digit display.

Pros: Analog and digital (sort of).

Cons: Short range, two-digit display, only three direction indicators.

Pros: Simple interface.

Cons: Short range, two-digit display, only three direction indicators.

Pros: Simple interface.

Cons: Short range, poor handling of spikes, sluggish direction indicator, two-digit display.

Pros: Radically different grid-like search display. Lots of features.

Cons: Radically different grid-like search display. Lots of features.

Pros: Radically different grid-like search display. Lots of features.

Cons: Radically different grid-like search display. Lots of features.

Pros: Simple, "orientation-based transmitter."

Cons: No marking, short range, two-digit display, non-upgradeable.

Pros: One of the first transceivers.

Cons: Uses an old, obsolete, frequency.

Pros: Better than the Pieps 1.

Cons: Uses an old, obsolete, frequency.

Pros: One of the first 457 kHz transceivers.

Cons: One antenna.

Pros: A very capable transceiver, the Pieps Tour was replaced by the Pieps DSP Sport in October 2013.

Cons: Less consistent marking.

Pros: Long reception range, marking. Replaced by the Pieps DSP Pro in October 2013.

Cons: Less consistent marking.

Pros: The "Pros" of the Pieps DSP plus additional features unrelated to searching.

Cons: Additional features unrelated to searching.

Pros: All the "Pros" of the DSP Sport plus longer battery life, frequency testing, inclinometer, scanner, and slightly longer range.

Cons: Potential problem with switch.

Pros: Small.

Cons: No direction indicator, short range, can't handle spikes, non-intuitive controls, dangerous.

Pros: Built-in GPS.

Cons: Overly ambitious features. Recalled.

Pros: Great price, excellent perpendicular reception range, easy to use, mitten-friendly, good harness.

Cons: Fewer features than the Powder/Recon. Potential problem with switch.

Pros: Similar to the Ortovox F1.

Cons: Similar to the Ortovox F1, bogus "digital" claims.

Pros: An Ortovox F1, plus a dog/snowmobile transmitter.

Cons: Similar to the Ortovox F1.