rjm60
Registered
I bough the Sport a year ago for lobster hunting. It's great to be able to find the boat when doing a free ascent. A few weeks after I started using mine, I lent it to a friend to play around with. He was so impressed that he and two other friends of mine each bought one for themself. It is very accurate and always gets me back to the boat.
I've tried hanging it a 20 ft from the surface and 20 ft from the bottom (on the anchor line). I prefer hanging it from the surface as it's easier to find during a free ascent.
I think there are a few things that can be improved:
1. The battery cord in the transmitter is a little short and a little too thin for my liking. I'm always worried about breaking it when I change batteries, especially if doing so on a rocking boat while wearing gloves. It also seems like it will eventually break due to normal handling.
2. It would be nice if there was a lock on the on/off switches. I've had to replace batteries several times because a unit was accidentally switched on when I put it away.
3. I would prefer that the battery low light was changed to a power on light to indicate all is well instead of something is wrong. Alternately, a power on light in addition to the low battery light would be great. I'm not so worried about battery life implications, especially since I think they would be minimal.
4. Rather than having a wired battery carrier in the transmitter, it would be better if the carrier was completely removeable and had contacts on it so when it is inserted, the battery pack makes contact - like the 9v on the receiver.
5. If the Sport Tracker receiver functionality could be packaged in a Scout size device, it would be a very good product. The Sport package is a little large (but I still love it).
6. Often, I use the tracker on my scooter. I mount it with some large rubber bands. It would be nice if there was a bracket that could be attached to hold the receiver in an upright angle when mounted against a round object (like a scooter body). I'm thinking 2 detachable feet set about 90° apart. These would work on both flat and round surfaces.
I've tried hanging it a 20 ft from the surface and 20 ft from the bottom (on the anchor line). I prefer hanging it from the surface as it's easier to find during a free ascent.
I think there are a few things that can be improved:
1. The battery cord in the transmitter is a little short and a little too thin for my liking. I'm always worried about breaking it when I change batteries, especially if doing so on a rocking boat while wearing gloves. It also seems like it will eventually break due to normal handling.
2. It would be nice if there was a lock on the on/off switches. I've had to replace batteries several times because a unit was accidentally switched on when I put it away.
3. I would prefer that the battery low light was changed to a power on light to indicate all is well instead of something is wrong. Alternately, a power on light in addition to the low battery light would be great. I'm not so worried about battery life implications, especially since I think they would be minimal.
4. Rather than having a wired battery carrier in the transmitter, it would be better if the carrier was completely removeable and had contacts on it so when it is inserted, the battery pack makes contact - like the 9v on the receiver.
5. If the Sport Tracker receiver functionality could be packaged in a Scout size device, it would be a very good product. The Sport package is a little large (but I still love it).
6. Often, I use the tracker on my scooter. I mount it with some large rubber bands. It would be nice if there was a bracket that could be attached to hold the receiver in an upright angle when mounted against a round object (like a scooter body). I'm thinking 2 detachable feet set about 90° apart. These would work on both flat and round surfaces.