<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>Rick,</div><div>Glad you are not suffering from the early onset of dementia!</div><div>I still have most of the emails if you can't find them in the archives.</div><div>Some times the emails don't show in the archives for a while.</div><div>If Emile was getting reception 3000ft away you may get even more</div><div>with the OTS, but in the specs I've seen they always say that there is a </div><div>broad range variation depending on wave & water conditions.</div><div>DNV-GL require a range of twice your dive depth, but how that is </div><div>quantified given the variations due to conditions, I don't know.</div><div>Alan</div><div><br></div><div><br>On 16/10/2018, at 4:14 PM, Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><div dir="auto">Thanks Alan </div></div><div dir="auto">I’ll start browsing the archives. I was on my sailboat June threw the end of August where we rarely had cell reception or wi-fi so I didn’t keep up with the outside world. </div><div dir="auto">I bought my OTS stuff about 5 years ago ( wishful thinking that I would have the sub done by now ) but I sure would like to get at least a thousand feet out of it or so. </div><div dir="auto">Rick </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 11:48 AM Alan via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div></div><div>Rick,</div><div>we had a good discussion on this subject back in mid July till round about</div><div>August 2. You may be able to find it in the archives.</div><div>Great getting older, we can all have a new discussion about something we</div><div>thrashed out a month ago!</div><div>Below is an email from Emile about a cheaper unit he recommends; however</div><div>I could not find any information about how many Watts the unit was & to me</div><div>that is a big factor affecting the range. I am guessing it is less than the OTS</div><div>if they are not showing this important stat. Emile has had good range from it.</div><div>Alan</div><div><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><div class="m_-3331791897533882269WordSection1"><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">All,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Ocean Reef UW communication might be a alternative for those who want a cheaper alternative for OTS. I am using 2 M105 DC units for 5 years now and happy with it. They are more intended for recreational use that OTS but the units give good quality sound even with the sub at 200 M (600 ft) deep and a Kilometer away on open sea!<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The M105 is meant as a surface unit but can be used inside a sub. <a href="http://diving.oceanreefgroup.com/accessory/m105-digital-dc/" target="_blank">http://diving.oceanreefgroup.com/accessory/m105-digital-dc/</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The M100 is a more compact unit <a href="http://diving.oceanreefgroup.com/accessory/m100-g-divers-portable-surface-transceiver/" target="_blank">http://diving.oceanreefgroup.com/accessory/m100-g-divers-portable-surface-transceiver/</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">I am a reseller for Europe. Can give at least 10% discount to Psubs members. Contact at <a href="http://www.nordicsub.com/" target="_blank">www.nordicsub.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">For USA: <a href="mailto:Operator@oceanreefgroup.com" target="_blank">Operator@oceanreefgroup.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Best Regards, Emile van Essen <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The Netherlands<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></font></p></blockquote></div></blockquote></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><div><br></div><div><br>On 16/10/2018, at 9:47 AM, Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><div dir="auto">Thanks Jon</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 10:46 AM Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:16px"><div><span></span></div><div class="m_-3331791897533882269m_-423789673113425425qtdSeparateBR" id="m_-3331791897533882269m_-423789673113425425yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539636076914_12427" dir="ltr">It was shallow Rick, about 40 feet max I think. However we were able to communicate with Cliff no problem in Lake Tahoe and I think at one point he was down to 300 feet. That was cold fresh water, not sure if warm salt water will make that big of a difference.</div><div class="m_-3331791897533882269m_-423789673113425425yahoo_quoted" id="m_-3331791897533882269m_-423789673113425425yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539636076914_12453" style="display:block"><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:16px" id="m_-3331791897533882269m_-423789673113425425yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539636076914_12452"><div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px" id="m_-3331791897533882269m_-423789673113425425yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539636076914_12451"><div class="m_-3331791897533882269m_-423789673113425425y_msg_container" id="m_-3331791897533882269m_-423789673113425425yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539636076914_12463"><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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