<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">My gripe with the headset is that in a 2 person, if you have the headset on you can’t chat with the crew, and if you take it off for that reason you can’t hear when the surface calls. I use a little adapter box that has input from a hand mike, and output to a tiny Radio Shack amp about the size of a pack of cigarettes. A similar adapter is used on the surface, but in that case input and output are to ordinary headset with boom mic. I use SSB-2010 units both in the sub and on the surface.<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Alec<br><br><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 20, 2020, at 8:55 AM, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydpf35d5b2byahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">David, let Hank have it. I'm in the process of providing an open-source DIY version of my SEM project to the group as a community contribution so don't want to take advantage of the situation and "sell" it to you then make it available to everyone else for free a month later. As well, I find the OTS headset overly heavy and bulky especially within the confines of the submarine. That's one reason I'm interested in a lightweight alternative.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Jon</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, November 19, 2020, 06:31:03 PM EST, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:
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On Thursday, November 19, 2020, 2:28:42 PM MST, David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpdc311d9dyiv8212326610"><div><div>Bid and bid fast.</div><br clear="none"><div class="ydpdc311d9dyiv8212326610yqt7004228395" id="ydpdc311d9dyiv8212326610yqt91250"><div class="ydpdc311d9dyiv8212326610gmail_quote"><div class="ydpdc311d9dyiv8212326610gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 1:00 PM David Colombo <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:seaquestor@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">seaquestor@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="ydpdc311d9dyiv8212326610gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jon, I might have an extra OTS headset. I had 6 at one point. Wanna trade for one of your electronic goodies??</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><div><div 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" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" style="width: 200px; max-width: 500px;" data-unique-identifier=""><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><br clear="none"><div class="ydpdc311d9dyiv8212326610gmail_quote"><div class="ydpdc311d9dyiv8212326610gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 9:18 PM 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:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="ydpdc311d9dyiv8212326610gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div></div>
<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 <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpdc311d9dyiv8212326610m_7972526474263908798gmail-m_-2485720636835536352ydp2ba0536eyiv9142622059"><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 id="ydpdc311d9dyiv8212326610m_7972526474263908798gmail-m_-2485720636835536352ydp2ba0536eyiv9142622059yqt76038"><blockquote style="padding-left:5px;margin-left:0px;border-left:2px solid rgb(0,0,255);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial, sans-serif;color:black;">-----Original Message-----
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<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 < <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 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:2px solid rgb(0,0,255);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial, sans-serif;color:black;">-----Original Message-----
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<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 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="1605879726031" data-unique-identifier=""><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><div 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 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="ydpdc311d9dyiv8212326610m_7972526474263908798gmail-m_-2485720636835536352ydp2ba0536eyiv9142622059gmail-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-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" data-unique-identifier=""></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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