Liquidvision Lynx Location

[amanphoto]

I'm looking around for a dive computer. I like the Liquid Vision Lynx because it has a way of tracking 9 different air sources. The site says it also can track the location of these sources as well. I have not seen any more information on this. Has any one used it for tacking? How does it work?

 

[dmaziuk]

I'm looking around for a dive computer. I like the Liquid Vision Lynx because it has a way of tracking 9 different air sources. The site says it also can track the location of these sources as well. I have not seen any more information on this. Has any one used it for tacking? How does it work?

Not used it but it uses high-frequency audio (not sure if it's technically ultrasound, some people do hear it) to the range of a few dozen metres. In clear open water: lots of silt, lots of echoes (cave) will most likely mess it up some. If you can live with constant chirping, buddy locator/air should be a very convenient feature.

 

[amanphoto]

I dive with A LOT of silt. Fresh water. Lake Ontario

 

[amanphoto]

If you can live with constant chirping, buddy locator/air should be a very convenient feature.

I thought that the Liquid Vision didn't have any sound.

 

[redlegs]

I can hear mine, you get used to it.

 

[dmaziuk]

I thought that the Liquid Vision didn't have any sound.

Lower frequencies tend to travel further (at least the RF kind, I think it should be true of audio as well). Lower frequencies also get you closet to, and all the way into, the human hearing range.

 

[amanphoto]

If you can hear the noise of the transmitter, does it attract animals? I was talking to a commercial diver and he was telling me how the underwater hammer drill attracts sharks. They like the noise.

 

[redlegs]

I have not noticed that it does attract any marine life, after diving with it for a season and 1/2. Dives with it range from 15ft to 100ft; inshore, nearshore, and offshore. On several of the offshore dives; I've seen 5 to 7 ft bull sharks (size estimated)that were not attracted to the noise, in fact they acted pretty indifferent and were just cruising around, on the bottom (in the distance). I have had spade fish and trigger fish "swarm" me and another diver with a Cressi watch; however, they tend to do that to divers with or with out Lynx computers. They are looking for free meals and tend to swarm divers in any circumstances.