[Dive] Suunto Helo2 dive computer

Recently I purchased my own first and second stages and after that I could finally satisfy one of my long running desires. Namely a remote transmitter so that the tank pressure is also shown on the diving computer. The current dive computer I have, the Suunto Mosquito, does not provide the possibility to work with a transmitter. So I set of on a quest to satisfy my desire and looked for a replacement for my dive computer.

I read a lot of reviews of diving computers and at first I was looking at the Suunto D6i. Eventually I ran into the Suunto D9Tx which supports trimix diving. I found the price for the D9Tx a little bit to high for my taste, however the trimix support really got me thinking of the near future requirements I could possibly have.

I decided to search for trimix support and eventually ran into the Suunto Helo2. Most of the reviews are really positive, of course there are always people who can only criticize. It is one of the first consumer dive computers which supports technical diving with multiple gas mixes including Helium. It has a depth range of up to 120 meters. One of the nice things is that the battery can be easily replaced on site, which is the reason I always bring a spare battery replacement kit when diving.

Today I received my order from Scubaworld which contained the Helo2 among other things. The following box contained both the dive computer and the remote:

I was unable to find the contents of the box on the internet and thus I took the following picture which shows everything what is in the box.



It contains:

• The Suunto Helo2 dive computer (Don't worry when the display is blank, it will start to work when a button is pressed ...).
• The remote transmitter to place on the first stage.
• A usb cable to retrieve the logged dives from the dive computer.
• The manual.
• An extra display cover (One is already placed on the dive computer).
• A small pamflet for the DM4 program.

[Dive] Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, 2012

We just got back from 2 weeks of fun, sun and diving. It was great, nice weather, nice people and great diving sites.

I went diving on the Thistlegorm for 2 separate days and it was a real adventure, but more on that in a separate blog post.

We stayed in Melia Sharm which is really a great hotel. The staff is very friendly, the food is great, there is always something for everyone. The coral reef in front of the hotel is great for both snorkellers and divers.

And some pictures from the reef in front of the hotel. Keep in mind these were made while diving on the reef.