Brent,
Andy might be able to give you a better answer as to what is
available commercially. As far as I know, there is nothing remotely
economical that will do what you want off of the shelf. Have you looked
into liquid breathing rigs, don’t need a sub with them? J
R/Jay
Respectfully,
Jay K. Jeffries
Andros Is., Bahamas
As scarce as the truth is, the supply has always been in excess of
the demand.
-Josh Billings
From:
owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Brent
Hartwig
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 5:47 PM
To: PSUBSorg
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] The Abyss Communication Unit
Hi Jon and Jay, I would also prefer to have
a simpler basic voice communication SCUBA type system if it is reasonably
priced and has as good as or better range then the type of soft TDD unit I was
thinking about. I have a hearing impaired Uncle that is very interested in piloting
my sub and being a big part of the surface crew as well. So I have a special
need in this case. I would also have a SCUBA type or the type David is
working on for my primary communication unit. But having the other unit as
well could be used as a back up unit.
In the movie the Abyss towards the end, they sent
a diver down really deep to defuse the nuke, and he had to use a
special liquid to breath, so he couldn't talk. So they used a typing
device like I'm thinking about. Is that a real unit, and if so what is
that unit called?