Altitron

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Item:	Altitron
Manufacturer:	Parasport Italia (623 Hits)

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The Altitron is a sophisticated microprocessor-based altimeter able to determine the altitude based on your ground setting and to generate an easy to read graphic representation that is more effective than the usual face and needle. Altitude increase is shown by illuminating contiguous pie-shaped sectors on the LCD display (every sector corresponds to 150 feet, or 50 meters). The higher the altitude, the wider the colored pie sector on the display. The Altitron is available in Standard U.S. or metric versions and in different colors of shock-absorbing shells.

Added: 2001-01-28 | Item ID: 149

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Italian Altimeter, something different

Rated by: 377 (more about me) on 2008-01-29 17:16:40 (user reviews) Review ID:1931

Pros: Novel easy to see (in daylight) pie sector display
Cons: Alt numbers on bezel are tiny. No good for night use.

APRIL 2008: Just tried to buy 2040 Lithium coin batteries for this altimeter. Out of production permanently, no drop in substitute available. Guess I will have to make an adapter for some other sized batteries. BUMMER!!!! (a day later...) Well, making and "adapter" is not so hard, Just drop in two 2032 cells and a wad of scrunched up aluminum foil on top to make contact between the top cell and the metal screw-on cover. Mickey Mouse solution, especially for something as critical as your altimeter, but it seems to work OK. ************************************** Ok, where to start. I bought mine used cheap so someone didnt care for it. I like it. It is very easy to interpret the LCD pie wedge display. Since it is set up like a clock you dont really need to see the numerals on the edge, since you know that up is 12, down is 6 etc, but still the numbers are very hard to see. It has a programmable alt alert function that flashes the entire display at whatever alt you set the alarm for. It is very easy to set the alarm and the flashing alert really catches your atention for breakoff or deploy or whatever. The plastic inner edge of the black part surrounding the lens is getting a bit tattered on mine, but no big deal. I like altimeters and always wear a couple. This is one that catches people's attention as few have seen one. It works well, seems accurate, doent burn up batts fast. I think it may be out of production, but they are still turning up used. Buy one, they are fun and work fine. It is not good for night jumping as it has no backlight. It is funny that the designers go from analog pressure sensing to digital LCD segment driving and then display the energized segments not as numbers but in a radial graphic manner that sort of simulates an analog dial display but in an unusual manner where they display altitude as a pie slice of changing angular dimension. Those Italians, style style style.

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Great altimeter thats ahead of it's time!

Rated by: scottjaco (more about me) on 2003-12-01 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:860

Pros: More reliable than analog altimeters (no moving parts)
Cons: Not recommended for night jumps!

Everyone at Perris asks me about my altimeter. It has an operating range of 20K feet, is very easy to read in freefall and has protrack features like exit/deployment altitudes. Not much more expensive than an analog altimeter and more reliable because it's self calibrating with no moving parts! One thing I don't recommend is using this altimeter on a night jump, the display is not "high contrast" enough to be visible in the dark, even with a mini glow stick taped to the side. Use an audible if you are jumping at night, I didn't have one at the time so I got to count and pull, it was a very interesting experience! All in all, it is very reliable!

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