Pieps DSP Avalanche Receiver

The PIEPS DSP is the first patented 3-antenna-transceiver (2003) worldwide with integrated Mark and Scan function for easiest use for companion rescue.

• Outstanding digital range all around in all directions. One of the main targets of the PIEPS development team was a best possible “useful range”. All other beacons available on the market feature a more or less elliptical receiver range, that means different range in different orientation of the receiver antenna in relation to the position of the transmitter. (best range with antennas “face to face”, worst range usually if antennas are angled by 90°). Furthermore the international standard for avalanche beacons EN 300718 allows a frequency deviation of the transmitted signal of +/- 80 Hz.In case of most other receivers a decrease of range is the result.
• Direction and distance indication from the start
• 3 Antennas allow exact pinpointing. The PIEPS DSP is the first avalanche beacon using a 3-antenna system! The three dimensional system works especially in the near proximity especially in deep burial situations and eliminates the influence of the inclined flux lines. The PIEPS DSP allows exact pinpointing. Independent to the antenna-orientation and burial depth always only one maxima is indicated, corresponding to the point of lowest distance reading. Any confusion in the stressful situation in the event of an avalanche search has been eliminated by the to-date unique operating technique of the DSP. This means saving valuable time!
• Search-strip width: 50 m 
  (without turning and swivelling the DSP)
• iPROBE Support: DSP can be temporarily deactivated. As an avalanche probe with integrated digital technology, the PIEPS iPROBE Carbon is a world novelty. It provides a hit and proximity reading for every standard beacon transmitter and enables a brief deactivation of the detected transmitter (for transceivers with iPROBE support).
  by the iPROBE
• Unique self check using a fourth antenna
• Frequency measurement checks the transmitting frequency
• Mark- and Scan-Function as additional support in multiple burial scenarios. MARK: The optimized multiple search - the absolute highlight of the PIEPS DSP - is based on a signal separation by the Digital Signal Processor (DSP). A multiple avalanche disaster is clearly displayed to the user by the number of symbols. Once the position of the first victim has been located, the unit should be kept still and the MARK button being pressed for approx. 3 seconds. SCAN: This signal is now "masked" and the PIEPS DSP starts its search for the next strongest signal automatically. The successful "masking" is confirmed by a frame around the symbol.. The search shall now be continued as specified.
• Update possibility to the latest firmware