Suunto Watches that work With the Polar H10 Heart Rate Strap

mx724216

Well Im looking at the ambit 3 for sure. However some of their new watches look nice too. I really want HR strap training load and Training Effect along with GPS. Almost to many to choose from. I wish my Ambit 2 worked with Bluetooth!

mx724216

Suunto Wear App? (not familiar) Is Movescount going away? The one thing I liked about the watches before everyone needed a smart watch is they were truly dedicated to sports and exercise. Not sure what is a better fit. Not sure I need all the new fancy bells and whistles but when your looking at spending over 200 it makes ya wonder. Ambit 2 looks no different than 3 other than the Bluetooth feature.

nseslija

@mx724216 I have Ambit 2S and Ambit 3 Peak, for me Ambit 3 was upgrade…

Atlen

@mx724216 in case you need HR while swimming only Suunto propriate straps work.

Saketo Nemo

ovviously, all the ambit3 family (run, sport, vertical, peak) works with BT, not only peak.

jsuarez

I had that combo (H10 polar strap) with my SSWHRBaro. I used it for running and cycling and the combo worked perfectly (better than Suunto’s smart sensor and much more frugal with the non-rechargeable batteries).

margusl

H10 belt works with every Ambit generation and variant out there (1/2/3/Vertical/Traverse), it’s not limited with BT-ones.
For pre-3 Ambits both belt and the watch must have latest FW and ANT+ for H10 must be enabled through Polar Beat app.

Dwartus

Hello,
As understood, the H10 belt works fine with Ambit2 in ANT+, with Spartan or Suunto9 in Bluetooth.

Could you confirm the possibility to sync the H10 belt in ANT+ (Ambit2 as example) then also two other devices in bluetooth same time ??

In swimming use, does the H10 belt send in real time the HR data or record it, then send share after ?

Last one, what size do you use with H10 Polar belt ? I’m a chest of 83cm / 32,6inches.

isazi

@Dwartus said in Suunto Watches that work With the Polar H10 Heart Rate Strap:

In swimming use, does the H10 belt send in real time the HR data or record it, then send share after ?

Offline sync from H10 works only for Polar watches.

Dwartus

@isazi Sorry, could you explain, me I don’t really understand…
That means the H10 belt record HR data, but can share/send only with Polar watches ??

pavel.samokha

@Dwartus
ANT+/BLE signals can’t be transmitted under water, so when using HR belt during swimming the data is recorded and stored to HR belt memory first and then transmitted to your watch above the water.

And this won’t work if you use the HR belt and sport watches of different brands - not standardized tech.

isazi

@Dwartus the offline mode, when your heart rate monitor records the activity and syncs it to your watch only after the activity is over, is not standardized so if you need that for a Suunto watch you need the Suunto strap.

margusl

Well… actually the H10 memory function is not supported by any watch, not even the ones by Polar. It works only with Polar Beat mobile app. Or possibly with some 3rd party mobile apps, as Polar released BLE SDK and it happens to cover H10 internal recording (and accelerometer. and ECG sampling. über-cool!).

@mx724216 said in Suunto Watches that work With the Polar H10 Heart Rate Strap:

Well Im looking at the ambit 3 for sure. However some of their new watches look nice too. I really want HR strap training load and Training Effect along with GPS. Almost to many to choose from. I wish my Ambit 2 worked with Bluetooth!

You can buy any+\Bluetooth strap like the one from decathlon, that way it will work with your current ambit 2 and if you buy an ambit 3 or newer it remains compatible.

Dwartus

@isazi I don’t find “Suunto strap” on the official website…
Does this Suunto strap is also compatible ANT+ and Bluetooth ?
Does this Suunto strap has very high accuracy as Polar H10 ?

@Dwartus said in Suunto Watches that work With the Polar H10 Heart Rate Strap:

@isazi I don’t find “Suunto strap” on the official website…
Does this Suunto strap is also compatible ANT+ and Bluetooth ?
Does this Suunto strap has very high accuracy as Polar H10 ?

https://www.suunto.com/pt-pt/Products/Heart-Rate-Belts/suunto-smart-heart-rate-belt/
Only bluetooth.
Maybe the ANT+ was discontinued.

margusl

Suunto Comfort Belts were ANT, not ANT+, meaning that they were usable only with Suunto watches. And originally Ambit1 & Ambit2 could be paired only with those Suunto-branded ANT-belts. Those were discontinued around the same time Ambit1 & Ambit2 received updates that enabled proper ANT+ support.

For Ambit2 it doesn’t make much difference which ANT+ belt you are using, watch does not support HR cache syncing anyway ( nor tid Suunto Comfort Belt). What might work is some ANT+ optical HR (e.g. Polar OH1) that you can wear close enough to your watch. .

Dwartus

OK, so I will probably buy the H10 because ANT+ compatibility with my Ambit2, and also Bluetooth for other device in same time. Moreover, I would like to have an good accuracy. If I bought a Suunto9, I can still use this H10 also.
In case of swimming, I will use the wrist HR on the Suunto9.

What size do you use with H10 Polar belt ?
I’m a chest of 83cm / 32,6inches, I think M-XXL is the correct one, maybe XS-S will be too small.

Thank you

margusl

@Dwartus said in Suunto Watches that work With the Polar H10 Heart Rate Strap:

What size do you use with H10 Polar belt ?
I’m a chest of 83cm / 32,6inches, I think M-XXL is the correct one, maybe XS-S will be too small.

Go with M-XXL, smaller is way too short for you
https://www.polar.com/en/products/accessories/polar_pro_strap

I’m just few cm more and happy with M, and there’s still plenty of room to tighten it.

Dwartus

Hello,

Thanks for your help. I received this week my H10. The size M-XXL is the correct one for me.
The H10 broadcast directly the data in ANT+ and Bluetooth, no need to set. So it’s work fine with my Ambit2 and iPad.