The Suunto X9M/i ("Military") is a new version of Suunto's incredible X9i Global Positioning System wristop computer, designed specifically for Military professionals looking for the ultimate field watch. The array of functions offered with a Suunto X9i GPS watch is still there in the X9M/i, but with some added features that make this watch even more valuable to our friends in the Military, both at home and abroad.
The Suunto X9M/i allows you to plan routes through the field of operations and save them into your watch, which will advise you as to your bearing and the right direction to take to get to your next way point, as well as the way back. Just select the 'find home' feature and your Suunto X9M/i GPS watch will guide you along the route and provide the distance between your current position and "home".
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You can also head out into the field without a preset route, and use your X9M/i to keep track of your position, speed, and distance traveled. It will record your progression, which you can save for later analysis, as well as use as a guide to return to your original position, or anywhere along you're route.With the X9M/i you'll still get all the standard Suunto watch functions,plus GPS with global functionality and digital mapping service, as well as an alimeter and thermometer.
New Features exclusive to the X9M/i are of particular usefulness to those in the field:
360 Degree Compass
6400 MILS bearing display *
Black on Black coloring
Red Backlight for safe use at night
*MILS is another way of reading a compass that the military guys use. Instead of zero to 360 degrees like normal compasses, they read from 0 to 6400 mils.