[PSUBS-MAILIST] OTS comms

Thu Nov 19 14:41:01 EST 2020

 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...:)

    On Thursday, November 19, 2020, 01:14:06 PM EST, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  

  Hi Jon, 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. It probably wouldn't be too much trouble for them to make shorter transducer cables forus. Alan
    On Thursday, November 19, 2020, 06:19:46 PM GMT+13, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  

  Nice score Sean.  That is an excellent price point for that unit second hand.
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.
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.
Jon

    On Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 06:56:16 PM EST, irox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  

 Congrats on the price (compared to new anyway)!
The $730 price tag for the CDK-6 is a bit tough to swallow.  The transducer extension cable is $270, sothat's $460 for the head phones, microphone and headset connector...
If we could source (or design) a compatible connector we could potentially save $100s by building out ownsurface conversion kits.   Since the transducer extension cable comes in a 55' length, it would be used tomake many conversion kits.  For the connectors, if they are for using inside the sub, they don't need to bepressure resistant connectors, they just have to work properly, if not thing is available off-the-shelf we coulddesign and 3D print a compatible connector.  But for the end attaching to the transducer we would definitelyneed something that is pressure resistant.  Might not be feasible, but given I'll likely have to buy two CDK-6sets it seems worth exploring.
Has anybody talked to OTS about psubs?  Might they be interested in helping us?  
Cheers!  Ian.

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From: "Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles" 
Sent: Nov 18, 2020 12:24 PM
To: personal_submersibles at psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] OTS comms

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.

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. 

This is getting to be an expensive experiment.

Sean

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On Nov. 18, 2020, 11:41, irox via Personal_Submersibles < personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

Did somebody on psubs get it?  
It ended up selling for $485.00, which seems like a great deal compared to the other offerings.
Ian.

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From: David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles 
Sent: Nov 12, 2020 4:56 PM
To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion 
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] OTS comms

Hi Sean,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. 
Best Regards,
David Colombo

804 College Ave
Santa Rosa, CA. 95404
(707) 536-1424
www.SeaQuestor.com

On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 6:14 AM Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

David, are you bidding? Otherwise I will, again maxing out at about 1/2 of MSRP.

Sean

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On Nov. 12, 2020, 06:51, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles < personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

 For anyone looking and wanting to coordinate with others, I just got notification of this unit on Ebay.

Ocean Technology Systems Aquacom SSB-2010 | eBay

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Ocean Technology Systems Aquacom SSB-2010 | eBay

Up for grabs is a really clean SSB-2010 transceiver. Not the smaller, less powerful buddy phone.
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