[PSUBS-MAILIST] OTS comms headset.

Fri Nov 20 16:44:43 EST 2020

Thanks Keith. The flight stick I had made for me has a momentary switch
that has not been allocated yet. Now it is.
Best Regards,
David Colombo

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

On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 9:53 AM k6fee via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> David, if you follow aircraft practice set it up so that you have to push
> that button in order to talk to topside and when you release it then you're
> free to talk to the passenger.
>
> Just my two cents worth
>
> Keith T
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> Date: 11/20/20 9:25 AM (GMT-08:00)
> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] OTS comms headset.
>
> Alec, in the SeaQuestor, I figured that I would have the same problem with
> the separation of the pilot and passenger, so I am adapting a wireless
> headset used by motorcycle riders so that we can communicate while wearing
> the headsets, and I can still hear topside. I am adding a switch that cuts
> the boom mic to the topside while letting me speak to the passenger. If
> topside calls, flip the switch and the boom mic becomes active to the
> comms. At least that is the plan anyway.
>
> Best Regards,
> David Colombo
>
> 804 College Ave
> Santa Rosa, CA. 95404
> (707) 536-1424
> www.SeaQuestor.com
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 8:21 AM Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> Best,
>> Alec
>>
>>
>>
>> On Nov 20, 2020, at 8:55 AM, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <
>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> 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.
>>
>> Jon
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, November 19, 2020, 06:31:03 PM EST, hank pronk via
>> Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> David, if you are selling the head set I will take it
>> Hank
>>
>> On Thursday, November 19, 2020, 2:28:42 PM MST, David Colombo via
>> Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Bid and bid fast.
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 1:00 PM David Colombo <seaquestor at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Jon, I might have an extra OTS headset. I had 6 at one point. Wanna trade
>> for one of your electronic goodies??
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> David Colombo
>>
>> 804 College Ave
>> Santa Rosa, CA. 95404
>> (707) 536-1424
>> www.SeaQuestor.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 9:18 PM 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, so
>> that'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 own
>> surface conversion kits.   Since the transducer extension cable comes in
>> a 55' length, it would be used to
>> make many conversion kits.  For the connectors, if they are for using
>> inside the sub, they don't need to be
>> pressure resistant connectors, they just have to work properly, if not
>> thing is available off-the-shelf we could
>> design and 3D print a compatible connector.  But for the end attaching to
>> the transducer we would definitely
>> need something that is pressure resistant.  Might not be feasible, but
>> given I'll likely have to buy two CDK-6
>> sets it seems worth exploring.
>>
>> Has anybody talked to OTS about psubs?  Might they be interested in
>> helping us?
>>
>> Cheers!
>>   Ian.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> 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.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> 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
>> <https://www.ebay.com/itm/254775397392?ul_noapp=true>
>>
>> $1.00
>> Ocean Technology Systems Aquacom SSB-2010 | eBay
>>
>> Up for grabs is a really clean SSB-2010 transceiver. Not the smaller,
>> less powerful buddy phone.
>> <https://www.ebay.com/itm/254775397392?ul_noapp=true>
>>
>>
>>
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