Thread: Replacement PLB battery????

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

I too would like to know. The replacement Jotron's are 600 bucks! seems like if you don't do a lot of hunting that you'd be better off renting one

Quite likely for some, the main con being the inconvenience of physically uplifting the beacon rather than jetting straight for the hills.
$600 odd seems to be a round figure these days. I still believe they could be subsidised.
Another benefit renting is you hopefully get a latest generation beacon, like with the return link service and IR strobes for instance. 10 years is a long time to be stuck with legacy electronics features.

Also to clarify, the I’m prejudiced against the KTi’s, there’s good reason they were phased out and why I personally would upgrade one over a new battery.

Originally Posted by Moutere

Quite likely for some, the main con being the inconvenience of physically uplifting the beacon rather than jetting straight for the hills.
$600 odd seems to be a round figure these days. I still believe they could be subsidised.
Another benefit renting is you hopefully get a latest generation beacon, like with the return link service and IR strobes for instance. 10 years is a long time to be stuck with legacy electronics features.

Also to clarify, the I’m prejudiced against the KTi’s, there’s good reason they were phased out and why I personally would upgrade one over a new battery.

Can you give any pointers? A bit of googling and I can't find anything online, reviews or feedback on use, that indicates any problems with the KTi units.