Re: good wristwatch for seesatters?
Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Thu, 05 Feb 1998 22:14:24 -0700
>> Has anyone found the "ideal wristwatch for satellite observation"?
>>
>> Ideally, it would:
>>
>>1) be very accurate (better than the typical 15 seconds/month accuracy)
>>2) have at least two alarms (to warn you to start paying close attention
>> at the crucial time), ideally settable to the second instead of just
>> the minute
>>3) have chronometer functions for timing events
>>4) even better would be to have a button you could push that would cause
>> it to save the time of an event for later reference
I use a Robic SC-900S Sports Chronometer. Initially I used my Timex Ironman
watch. As Tony said, the buttons are too small. In addition, I could not
activate the buttons with any sort of gloves one. In Colorado (USA) in the
winter..that is unacceptable at times.
The Robic cost maybe $50 (US) and has 100 lap times. The good thing about it
is that each timing includes the time from the last mark AND the total time
from the start. That makes it easy to verify the consistency of my timings.
My only complaint about it is that you can accidentally reset the function
if you hit a particular button on the front. However, when I normally hold
it, hitting that button is not likely. There may be better stopwatches,
but it was the best I could find when I wanted one.
Ron Lee