got4boyz
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Thanks archman for that thread. I did do a search on GPS and like you said, it didn't work of course. I also tried different searches without finding any info.
Thanks Steve for the * tip. I'll use it to turn all my 3 letter words into 4 letter words! LOL
Thanks for the SONAR thread link Don. That's cool, but I want more. I want to navigate to places not just back to where I started!
The other underwater GPS thread is discussing the possibility of doing what the Scuba-Nav already does. I'm wanting to know what others think of this device not a discussion of whether it will work or not. It's out there to buy, so it must work. They also have a pro model that has a 100 ft cable.
Now many of you say you don't want to pull a float around but I know many of you do. I'd like to hear from you about what you think about this.
Here's a scenario:
You are shore diving and want to go to a couple nearby sites, let's say a boat wreck and a plane wreck. You have the GPS coordinates for those sites so you make a waypoint for them before the dive into your GPS unit. You then just follow the path to the boat wreck first and to the plane wreck next.
On the way to the plane wreck you see a cool fish and want to follow it for awhile, so you do. By looking at your GPS unit you can now continue on to the plane wreck from where you quit chasing the fish. On the way back to shore a current has drifted you off course many feet. With a compass you'd have to guess how far of mark you had drifted and try and get back to your starting place using your guesstimation of the direction you needed to go on your compass. But if you had a GPS unit with you it wouldn't be a problem. You can see exactly what direction you need to go to get back to your shore entry. Wouldn't this make for a more enjoyable dive?
Thanks Steve for the * tip. I'll use it to turn all my 3 letter words into 4 letter words! LOL
Thanks for the SONAR thread link Don. That's cool, but I want more. I want to navigate to places not just back to where I started!
The other underwater GPS thread is discussing the possibility of doing what the Scuba-Nav already does. I'm wanting to know what others think of this device not a discussion of whether it will work or not. It's out there to buy, so it must work. They also have a pro model that has a 100 ft cable.
Now many of you say you don't want to pull a float around but I know many of you do. I'd like to hear from you about what you think about this.
Here's a scenario:
You are shore diving and want to go to a couple nearby sites, let's say a boat wreck and a plane wreck. You have the GPS coordinates for those sites so you make a waypoint for them before the dive into your GPS unit. You then just follow the path to the boat wreck first and to the plane wreck next.
On the way to the plane wreck you see a cool fish and want to follow it for awhile, so you do. By looking at your GPS unit you can now continue on to the plane wreck from where you quit chasing the fish. On the way back to shore a current has drifted you off course many feet. With a compass you'd have to guess how far of mark you had drifted and try and get back to your starting place using your guesstimation of the direction you needed to go on your compass. But if you had a GPS unit with you it wouldn't be a problem. You can see exactly what direction you need to go to get back to your shore entry. Wouldn't this make for a more enjoyable dive?