On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 07:17:37 -0600, J. Kelly Cunningham <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Reef Fish wrote: > >> On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:03:34 -0600, J. Kelly Cunningham >> <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> > > >> Can you give a SUMMARY of the promotional pitch? >> >> -- Bob. >> > >Here's the whole thing: Thanks for the plain-text reproduction so I didn't have to fight off all those "cookies" from the webpage and still got nothing. >ACR EPIRBs (Electronically Produced Indicating Radio Beacons) Ah sooo. The only semi-recognizable part of the acronym was RB, and I thought that was a Re Breather promo, because I know they have them on the Aggressor and have rather expensive courses for them on board. Underwater Radio Beacons?? >represent the >latest in dive safety. These compact instruments, slightly larger than cell >phones, enable a captain and crew to instantly track divers who may become >accidentally separated from their mother vessel. A Hi-tec 'sausage' eh? :-) >Waterproof to 200 feet, They must have had me in mind. <BG> There must be something magic about the "200 feet". The NEDfest light (curtesy of Joe Childs) was waterproof/resistant to 200 feet, and I personally tested that for Joe. :-) It's STILL working. ORCA computer's depth gauge is good only to 200 fsw (thereafter, it shows only "Out Of Range" but the computer algorithm keeps ticking <G>). That's why I have a "peak" at (199 fsw) in the frequency distribution graph of max depths. :0) these EPIRBs will be carried by each divemaster and >buddy team. In an emergency separation, divers will simply raise the >instrument's antenna, emitting a trackable radio signal to an >omni-directional receiver on board the Palau Aggressor II. >This is an especially important safety feature for drift divers in >challenging locations such as Palau. Current, waves and radical wind shifts >while divers are under water can create potential drift-away situations, >making audio and visual signaling devices less effective than normal. Very true, and a very good idea. I'll have to try the Palau Aggressor II next, having done Peter Hughes's SUN Dancer twice. Palau Aggressor NEDfest anyone? :-) -- Bob.