X-Message-Number: 8274
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 12:59:03 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Eivind Berge <>
Subject: pulse monitors

Kennita Watson wrote:

>Out of curiosity, I went out to the Web to see what I could find on
>pulse monitors
>...
>http://www.campmor.com/watches/polar.pacer.html (chest belt transmits
>signals to a watch; could we intercept them?)

I have a Polar pulse watch (a more expensive model than shown on the picture,
but the chest belt is the same), and I don't think it is suitable for a member
down alert system. It is all right for exercising, but you don't want to wear
the chest belt at all times. It woudn't work, either, because the belt is
activated by water and thus only monitors your pulse when you are sweating.

Eivind Berge

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