Oregon Scientific HR102
Heart Rate Monitor

Here are the main features of the HR102:

• Continuous heart rate monitoring
• You can manually set your heart rate training zone
• You can set an alarm to alert you when you are training above or below your heart rate zone limits
• Stop watch
• Basic time keeping: Time, date and alarm
• Backlight
• Wireless heart rate monitor (ECG accurate) with an analogue chest strap transmitter and a wrist watch receiver
• Battery for chest strap transmitter is user-replaceable.
• It can work with gym equipment (e.g. treadmills) capable of picking up your transmitter's signals to show your heart rate on the equipment's display panel
• Bike handle bar mounting bracket

The HR102, however, does not have the following basic features: Average heart rate, maximum heart rate of exercise session.

Beyond merely showing your current heart rate, the HR102 allows you to set your heart rate training limits with a zone alarm. This is a simple yet important feature for you if you want to train effectively.

Summary

The Oregon Scientific HR102 is a simple heart rate monitor for beginning heart rate monitor users. It has got really good reviews on Amazon.

One thing I would like to note is that the HR102 bears an uncanny resemblance to the Omron HR-100C heart rate monitor. The reason I suspect that they are, under the skin, the same watch is that:

• They have identical features.
• They have the exact same set of buttons and operate in the exact same way.
• They share near identical appearances, except for the logos.

Please note that this is just a speculation.

Useful Information

The next model in the HR series is the Oregon Scientific HR308 heart rate monitor.

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