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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Alan, I know it was Ian that asked the questions. I was saying it was you and I that have had some discussions on using off-the-shelf headsets as alternative to the OTS headset. At least, I think it was you...:)</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, November 19, 2020, 01:14:06 PM EST, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:
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<div>Hi Jon, </div><div>that was Ian. I tried contacting OTS once & got no reply. Maybe we need to make personal contact with one of their reps either at Underwater Intervention Convention (will it happen next year?), or their headquarters in Santa Ana. </div><div>It probably wouldn't be too much trouble for them to make shorter transducer cables for</div><div>us. </div><div>Alan</div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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On Thursday, November 19, 2020, 06:19:46 PM GMT+13, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:
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<div dir="ltr">Nice score Sean. That is an excellent price point for that unit second hand.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Alan, I, and a few others have discussed a DIY conversion in the past. There's nothing magical about the OTS headset and microphone so should be many possibilities to use off the shelf "gamer" headsets as a replacement. I plan on doing this with the STX-101 since I intend to use it with a headset inside the submarine, however I am not going to pay $460 for the OTS headset.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">We have talked to OTS in the past and they were not willing to provide PSUBS with a discount. Likewise, I personally spoke with the owner of DiveLink years ago and he flat out told me, no discounts.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Jon</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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On Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 06:56:16 PM EST, irox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp7ea77ee1yiv0218618652ydp855edf39yiv0760071261ydp2ba0536eyiv9142622059"><div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Congrats on the price (compared to new anyway)!<div><br clear="none"></div><div>The $730 price tag for the CDK-6 is a bit tough to swallow. The transducer extension cable is $270, so</div><div>that's $460 for the head phones, microphone and headset connector...</div><div><br clear="none">If we could source (or design) a compatible connector we could potentially save $100s by building out own</div><div>surface conversion kits. Since the transducer extension cable comes in a 55' length, it would be used to</div><div>make many conversion kits. For the connectors, if they are for using inside the sub, they don't need to be</div><div>pressure resistant connectors, they just have to work properly, if not thing is available off-the-shelf we could</div><div>design and 3D print a compatible connector. But for the end attaching to the transducer we would definitely</div><div>need something that is pressure resistant. Might not be feasible, but given I'll likely have to buy two CDK-6</div><div>sets it seems worth exploring.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Has anybody talked to OTS about psubs? Might they be interested in helping us? </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Cheers!</div><div> Ian.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="ydp7ea77ee1yiv0218618652ydp855edf39yiv0760071261ydp2ba0536eyiv9142622059yqt5234573233" id="ydp7ea77ee1yiv0218618652ydp855edf39yiv0760071261ydp2ba0536eyiv9142622059yqt76038"><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 clear="none">From: "Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles"
<br clear="none">Sent: Nov 18, 2020 12:24 PM
<br clear="none">To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
<br clear="none">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] OTS comms
<br clear="none"><br clear="none">It was me. Having a second unit will allow me to test them against each other now to see if I inadvertently bought a dud.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">That said, now I need to decide whether I want to buy a CDK-6 conversion kit to gain wireless 1:1 surface to diver capability, or upgrade my second FFM with comms for wireless 1:1 diver to diver capability. I already have hardwire surface to diver comms, so I'm leaning towards the latter. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">This is getting to be an expensive experiment.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Sean<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-------- Original Message --------<br clear="none">On Nov. 18, 2020, 11:41, irox via Personal_Submersibles < personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<blockquote class="ydp7ea77ee1yiv0218618652ydp855edf39yiv0760071261ydp2ba0536eyiv9142622059protonmail_quote"><br clear="none"><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><div><br clear="none"></div>Did somebody on psubs get it? <div><br clear="none"></div><div>It ended up selling for $485.00, which seems like a great deal compared to the other offerings.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Ian.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><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 clear="none">From: David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles
<br clear="none">Sent: Nov 12, 2020 4:56 PM
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<br clear="none">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] OTS comms
<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Sean,</div><div>I might next week. I will let you know if I do. I will ultimately need one for the SeaQuestor, since I borrowed it for the yellow sub.</div><div> <br clear="none"></div><div><div><div><div class="ydp7ea77ee1yiv0218618652ydp855edf39yiv0760071261ydp2ba0536eyiv9142622059gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best Regards,<br clear="none">David Colombo<br clear="none"><img src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/533310a9e4b0fba62008a464/t/5339c1f2e4b041bac4e25d1b/1396294132055/?format=500w" style="width:200px;max-width:500px;" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" data-id="1605814749602"><br clear="none">804 College Ave<br clear="none">Santa Rosa, CA. 95404<br clear="none">(707) 536-1424<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.SeaQuestor.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.SeaQuestor.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div><br clear="none"></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp7ea77ee1yiv0218618652ydp855edf39yiv0760071261ydp2ba0536eyiv9142622059gmail_quote"><div class="ydp7ea77ee1yiv0218618652ydp855edf39yiv0760071261ydp2ba0536eyiv9142622059gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 6:14 AM Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="ydp7ea77ee1yiv0218618652ydp855edf39yiv0760071261ydp2ba0536eyiv9142622059gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;">David, are you bidding? Otherwise I will, again maxing out at about 1/2 of MSRP.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Sean<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-------- Original Message --------<br clear="none">On Nov. 12, 2020, 06:51, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles < <a shape="rect" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<blockquote><br clear="none"><div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">For anyone looking and wanting to coordinate with others, I just got notification of this unit on Ebay.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/254775397392?ul_noapp=true" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ocean Technology Systems Aquacom SSB-2010 | eBay</a><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div id="ydp7ea77ee1yiv0218618652ydp855edf39yiv0760071261ydp2ba0536eyiv9142622059gmail-m_-5155911502046164105ydpf742e519enhancr_card_5287645232" style="max-width:400px;font-family:YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/254775397392?ul_noapp=true" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><table style="max-width:400px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="400"><table style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224,228,233);border-radius:2px;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top" style="background-color:rgb(0,0,0);background-size:cover;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px;" height="175" bgcolor="#000000"><table style="width:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top" style="background-color:transparent;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px;" bgcolor="transparent"><table style="width:100%;min-height:175px;" height="175" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0px 0px 15px;vertical-align:top;"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:16px;font-weight:600;">$1.00</span></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0px 0px;vertical-align:top;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><table align="center" style="background-image:none;background-size:initial;background-attachment:scroll;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0px 0px 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:16px 0px 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 2px;"><img src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/ebay.png" style="min-width:36px;margin-top:3px;" height="36" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0px 0px 2px;"><h2 style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0px 0px 6px;font-family:YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);max-width:314px;">Ocean Technology Systems Aquacom SSB-2010 | eBay</h2><p style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0px;color:rgb(151,155,167);">Up for grabs is a really clean SSB-2010 transceiver. Not the smaller, less powerful buddy phone.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none">
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