[PSUBS-MAILIST] OTS transducer location

[Douglas Suhr via Personal_Submersibles]

'Sound' thoughts Jon... :) ~ Doug S.

On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 4:25 PM, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

>
> Nothing wrong with Radio comms on surface, in fact you should have a VHF
> for ocean water anyway.  Depending upon the location of the transducer on
> the vessel, at the surface you may find you don't have enough water column
> to communicate effectively.  Test first.
>
> Jon
>
>
> On 8/2/2016 3:09 PM, Douglas Suhr via Personal_Submersibles wrote:
>
>> Dad and I are planning to try a little experiment in regards to the
>> mounting location of Snoopy's transducer array. The idea is to mount the
>> array on a hinged whip behind the hatch. While she's on the surface the
>> transducer will be under the waterline for surfaced communication with
>> surface support (if the boat and sub are out of earshot of one another).
>> When Snoopy submerges, the array's float lifts the mast erect over the sub,
>> becoming the tallest part of the vessel while submerged.
>>
>> Just an idea, but we're keen to try it when we get the chance. One
>> possible drawback is entanglement danger... we've been thinking a lot about
>> that lately. ~ Doug S.
>>
>
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