I didn't spend a lot of time looking into it, but it appears that Seimac and Novatech and MetOcean are all related companies. That looks like the same case and a similar faceplate (inverse colors). Interestingly I found an outfit called MetOcean still manufacturing a similar device for buoy and other marine location It barely picks up a signal even in close proximity to a beacon, and at the highest volume you can barely hear it. I will say, however, it does make for nice "high-tech action shots", assuming the viewer doesn't know that the device isn't turned on. I can report and confirm, it's still useless junk, which is the only reason it was available to issue to my unit in the first place. So I asked to de-necro this thread since the Gods of Karma have seen fit to issue me another "No-find", and But once you have it and spend some time with it, you will assuredly wonder what took you so long to get it. I really can't say this any stronger - I did extensive field tests with the old and new L-Per, the Seimac, and the Sniffer and the Sniffer won by every metric I could fathom with the one exception that it's tougher to obtain. I find myself more engaged with the surroundings visually and considering terrain and obstacles more than worrying about operating the unit.įurther, the Sniffer is MUCH lighter and smaller than either L-Per - making use, transport, and storage much easier. The Sniffer also has 9 self attenuating steps that automatically kick in as you get closer and closer - so no more sensitivity knob to twiddle. No needle to watch, so you are focusing on your bearing the entire time. ![]() The main reason is that the MK4 converts the signal strength to an audible tone so that you can hear the difference in the strength as you sweep the beam side to side. Well, this is all covered in much detail in the MK4 threads, but yes - they do. Quote from: K圜AP on November 01, 2008, 11:50:56 PMĭo they work better with the beam antenna than any L-tronics (new or old) with a beam attached to those (for relative comparison)?
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