[PSUBS-MAILIST] OTS comms

[Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles]

My impulse spending has a minimum 2 week cooldown period. David, this one's yours if you want it?

Sean
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On Oct. 30, 2020, 15:45, irox via Personal_Submersibles wrote:

> Well, if everybody else is doing it I guess I should do it as well! :)
>
> I'm also on the lookout for a OTS unit + accessories (probably 2, one for Gamma, one for surface team).
>
> I see another SSB-2010 for $700 on ebay:
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/OTS-Aquacom-SSB-2010-full-face-mask-Underwater-Communications/373061278424
> Not sure if that is high or low.
>
> I'm in no rush (Gamma has underwater comms, and I'm unlikely to do much diving until an effective anti-viral or vaccines is
> available), but happy to coordinate bidding and such, or go in a on a bulk purchase.
>
> Cheers,
> Ian.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles"
>> Sent: Oct 30, 2020 1:27 PM
>> To: personal_submersibles at psubs.org
>> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] OTS comms
>>
>> Sorry David.
>>
>> As a general rule, for used gear I don't like to pay over half of the new price. I set my maximum bid to 1/2 of the current MSRP, plus $0.01 (just in case someone else was following the same rule of thumb). In this case, it worked out for me and didn't quite get there, but now you have me wondering what I would have paid if you weren't competing. Oh well. Like you say, coordination would probably be a good idea going forward.
>>
>> So that said, apparently we are collectively still looking for at least two more of these. Let's keep our (group) eyes out.
>>
>> Sean
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> On Oct. 30, 2020, 14:03, David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles < personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Sean, you out bid me by $60. Good thing I have my unit from the SeaQuestor available. As fellow psub members we should coordinate our bids. Might save $$ in the long run.
>>> David
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2020, 11:23 AM Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It looks like I was successful with a bid on eBay for a used SSB-2010 unit. Assuming that it arrives in working order, that will give me the ability to talk with subs and surface units at PSubs conventions. I'll need to pick up a second one to enable diver to diver comms, and a CDK-6 kit to optionally make one of those into a surface unit.
>>>>
>>>> This stuff adds up. I may have to sell my hardwire comms to pay for it, which I am hesitant to do. Even though hardwire can't talk to ultrasonic, there's something to be said for secure, crystal clear comms, plus the safety of the tether.
>>>>
>>>> I guess for now I'll just continue to keep an eye on eBay...
>>>>
>>>> Sean
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