Quote: (Originally Posted by paulraymaekers)
...have you tried it during diving...
Yes, I have dived the Smither Code system with my MK-15 and Classic-KISS. Usually, I don't give a specific opinion about something unless I have actually used it.
It is a lot easier than you would think.
You said that you have tried the same sequence, but your system might not work exactly the same blink rate as the HH system.
Just an example...
If the blink rate is too slow, then you will end up counting which I understand could be annoying to people. At the SP of 1.2, recognizing the blink rate of "green-green" is very easy that I recognize its "pattern" out of the corner of my eye instead of the number of flashes.
When the PO2 decreases or increases, the "pattern" changes and I instantly recognize the difference immediately, then know if it is a long-er or short-er pattern without having to count physically. This is for 1.1 (green) or 1.3 (green-green-green) which is more likely to happen when the chosen SP is 1.2 per the example.
If it is below 1.0, then the color changes to red thus distinct itself even farther.
Anyway, different people prefer different things. One visual system works for one group might not for another group. Some people like digital speedometer, some like analog. For example, people "read" the speed off the digital speedometer, but "recognize" the speed off the analog one.