DiveTracker Scout is a very simple, yet very effective, underwater homing system. It was originally designed for sport divers; since then, it has found a variety of applications in underwater commercial and military ventures, law enforcement, and science. Typical tasks include marking of underwater objects, safeguarding and recovery of underwater instrumentation and vehicles, general diver navigation, and emergency pingers for divers.
The chief attractions of this system is the ease of use, low cost, and operational reliability due to their simplicity. The system consists of two components, a transmitter (pinger) and a receiver. Using the indicators on the receiver, a diver can easily return to any location or object marked with a transmitter. To aid in the return to a boat, the transmitter may be lowered from a boat or attached to an anchor line. To serve as a distress beacon, the transmitter can be carried by a diver and can be activated if an emergency occurs. A diver can carry transmitters, and then use them to mark underwater objects or locations for a later return. Any number of receivers can be used with one transmitter, allowing a group of divers to use the system.
The Scout is small, easy to use, and inexpensive. The Scout receiver is not much larger than a magic marker; it won't get in the way. Attach it to a D-ring on your BC and you'll hardly know it's there. The Scout uses a single 3-color light to indicate both distance and direction. Sweep it around until your fine the strongest signal and then go in that direction to find the transmitter. Now just watch the light. If it's red, you are 300 to 1,000 feet away. Orange means 100 to 300 feet. And if the light is green, you are less than 100 feet away. The light blink speed will also vary. It will indicate that you're 100 feet away (slowly blinking green) or 20 feet away (quickly blinking green).
We recommend Scout for general navigation tasks and operations where small size is of the essence.