Backcountry Access Tracker 3

Bought a new Tracker 3 and used for 2 months. Used the beacon during an AIARE avalanche training/rescue course. The beacon severely underperformed in side by side range beacon test to detect transmitting beacon from 20-50 meters away. Device locked on target within 20 meter range however the range test was performed multiple times, resetting device (off/on), and still underperformed to detect transmitting beacon at the maximum 40 meters of range listed by the manufacturer. Sending back to the manufacturer.

Quality beacon that l use when snowmobiling in the mountains that l hope l never truly need to use. Nice size and easy to use.

The signal suppression on the 3 works much better than the 2.

Sleek device, great harness, works well. Highly recommend.

Does it's job! Best transceiver on the market!

Great

Easy to use. Light weight. I didn't even realize I was wearing it. When your on transmit the LED light is bright to see in daylight. And easy to follow directional symbols.

So great I bought 2! Lightweight, great design, compact. I'll follow up with you all if I ever get buried and am found. Positive thoughts!

After experiencing some interference issues with a different transceiver, I decided to try some other models. I picked the Tracker 3 first because this is the model that the guide was using on my last trip.Unlike the previous reviewer mine came brand new and fully sealed. However, even brand new the front of the case shows fine scratching. This is purely cosmetic, and if you are worried about scratches, maybe back country skiing isn't for you. The transceiver came with batteries, which is fine for testing, but I will be replacing them when used for real, as I don't have any idea how old they are.The transceiver came with an old version of the software, so I upgraded it to the latest V3.3 version. The basic process is simple, but it took me 2 different laptops, and 3 different USB cables to find a combination that would work successfully.Testing so far has proved to be successful with one exception where the Tracker seemed to get stuck on 0.0 metres when performing bracketing during the fine search. However, I wasn't able to reproduce this event, so it might have been external interference.

The product is great and would highly recommend it! It is very user friendly and most importantly small. Does what is it says and does it well!Definitely worth the extra cost for the extra features and size. I would like to give a five star review on the product but I received it one day later of the guaranteed delivery date making a huge hassle to get it to me as I was travelling towards the Alps. On top of that the item was not new, the packaging definitely showed some wear and the top shiny BCA Tracker 3 "screen" was scratched substantially. I believe it was a show model, definitely not fair as it was advertised as a brand new product! So two stars for that!

I bought this for my daughter prior to a skiing holiday - 2019 already having demonstrated the horrors of several large avalanches. My son recommended the brand as he has his Tracker for years and it has always been 100% reliable.

Great product, very light when wearing and easy to use.

As easy to use as tracker 2 but much more compact