Question About Visibility of Dive Compass

[Litefoot]

So higher profile dive compasses allow more tilt before the dial gets stuck. But they appear to be bulky, at least from my view from the bridge as keyboard commander of the USS Interwebs. But are the high profile compasses easier to read through the side glass or is there no difference? I know the Suunto compasses are great, but I'm not willing to pay over $100. I was looking at the DGX Tech compass, but I wonder about the visibility of the lower profile.

 

[Alaskan Scuba Dude]

DGX compass works for me. It will point you in the right direction. As for accuracy when using it to do a square search... use a Shearwater. Otherwise you end up doing an expanding square search.

 

[RIHappyDiver]

The DGX tech compass works great. I have a higher profile compass that is on a wrist band that doesn’t do as good as a job for me.
If you search this forum you will find a couple of good ways to set the straps for wearing on the back of your hand. This method works best for me. They were posted by @Marie13 and @buddhasummer. Worth checking out.

Erik

 

[Marie13]

The DGX tech compass works great. I have a higher profile compass that is on a wrist band that doesn’t do as good as a job for me.
If you search this forum you will find a couple of good ways to set the straps for wearing on the back of your hand. This method works best for me. They were posted by @Marie13 and @buddhasummer. Worth checking out.

Erik

Put it on the back of your hand and sight it like you would a rifle. That worked best for me.

 

[RIHappyDiver]

Put it on the back of your hand and sight it like you would a rifle. That worked best for me.

Do you still have the picture you posted of it?

 

[Marie13]

Do you still have the picture you posted of it?

No idea. I’d have to go through a ton of photos

 

[RIHappyDiver]

No idea. I’d have to go through a ton of photos

Not worth it. @Litefoot can search the forum easily enough. That’s how I found it 2 years ago before I bought the DGX.
Thanks for the quick response, though.

 

[buddhasummer]

Do you still have the picture you posted of it?

Here you are, it works well for me wouldn't wear it any other way.

 

[happy-diver]

He's got a compass on his hand and crocs on his feet???

On a console a metre away from your face not a foot

For accurate compassing

Here it is I've got four of them cut off the straps put bungee

 

[BoltSnap]

For accurate compassing

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Here it is I've got four of them cut off the straps put bungee

There is discrepancy between the specs in the picture above with the specs in the following picture (lean/tilt and operational depth):