<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-size: 13px;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><style>body{font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;color:black;}p{margin:0px;}</style><br>VAST's main product (well, contract) was a military listen buoy (I think they also had the intercom over power office system as well),<div>so they may have had other military grade projects/contracts from which they built the comms units for the subs. (Their involvement</div><div>with Kittredge was only to use the subs to make VAST look more enticing so they could IPO before anybody got word their military</div><div>contract was ending... IIRC.)</div><div><br></div><div> <br><div><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 0px; border-left: #0000ff 2px solid; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: black;">-----Original Message-----
<br>From: Brian Hughes via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
<br>Sent: Nov 8, 2020 4:01 PM
<br>To: "personal_submersibles@psubs.org" <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
<br>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] VAST underwater Comms unit [Was: Facebook pics and posts]
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The documentation I have claims 10 miles. That puts it in the 70 watt 25 kHz OTS military range. Makes sense as I would bet a former submarine squadron commander knew something about long range communication.</div>
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