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Title: A different viewpoint
Review: To me the electronic digital compass is an answer to a problem that doesn't exist. Here we have an $... electronic device that is incapable of replacing a $...mechanical one, for several very good reasons: 1) It uses hard to find batteries that can fail at any time in the wilderness; 2)It has no 'protractor' function for use with a map (so you'll need that mechanical baseplate compass anyway!); 3) It is less accurate in taking bearings to a landmark than a baseplate compass that has either a sighting mirror or long baseplate for alignment; 4) Unlike several baseplate compasses available on the market, it has no UTM romer scales or map scales for use with either a GPS receiver or map; 5) Although it's as heavy and bulky as a GPS receiver it can't replace either a GPS or a mechanical baseplate compass, so what good is it?
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