T2T forum entrance requirements change

[diverdoug1]

now that I can download my profiles I would be willing to post some. i gotta buy the scubapro dongle thing though...

Which computer would you be downloading from? Most of the Uwatec/Scubapro computers that use the IR dongle will work with a MUCH cheaper usb IR sensor (if you have a laptop it my already have an IR sendor). The scubapro IR dongle is 5 times the price of a generic IR through RadioShack when I checked last year! My wife uses a Gallileo SOL, and has no compatiblity issues using the generic IR port. It might save you some dollars LiteHedded.

 

[LiteHedded]

uwatec

can you tell me a brand that will for sure work with the scubapro software? I'll go buy one right now

 

[diverdoug1]

She is at a business conference untill the weekend, and the port is in her laptop bag. I will get the brand name for it when she gets home. I know we bought it at Radioshack (pretty sure it was the house brand, but I am not 100% sure). It works fine with her SOL

 

[LiteHedded]

thanks man. maybe I'll swing by there and see what they have and return it if it doesn't work

 

[Slamfire]

Perhaps new folks (hell, make it everyone in here) should just have to give a little intro and say what kind of diving experience they have.

Back in the early days of T2T I did a post asking a question about rebreathers. As part of the post I did an extensive intro of who I was and what was my experience. At the time I felt fine doing that because this was a private forum with no search engine indexing. But then my post was moved to the public forums along with my personal info. At that point I asked John (Cavediver) to delete my personal info. I just don't like my personal info floating freely in the interwebs.

 

[LiteHedded]

Radio shack doesnt carry them

 

[diverdoug1]

I saw on their website that they don't have them now, but the wife just called and I got the info from the port. Make is SYBA serial # SD-UIRDA-NM. She said her cost was about $10. I looked on amazon and one store sells them for $8.70. Additionally, she did have to download a driver for this receiver, and she is runing SmartTrac software. Hope this helps.

 

[LiteHedded]

Thanks man

 

[Slamfire]

If you have the specs you could also try mouser.com

 

[diverdoug1]

Back in the early days of T2T I did a post asking a question about rebreathers. As part of the post I did an extensive intro of who I was and what was my experience. At the time I felt fine doing that because this was a private forum with no search engine indexing. But then my post was moved to the public forums along with my personal info. At that point I asked John (Cavediver) to delete my personal info. I just don't like my personal info floating freely in the interwebs.

My public profile is representative of my diving experience, in short I have been diving for 36 years, and tech diving for 27 of those years. What my profile does not state is that I have not been in a cave for the past six months since I had a hip replacemnt because of dysbaric femoral head necrosis. After extensive physical therapy it still looks like I will never be able to adduct my hip joint sufficiently to do a proper frog kick, and my back kick is now impossible. It looks like I will have to give up the caves, but since I can only flutter kick, I would have to be a total stroke to go back in a cave
I can't bring myself to start selling off my gear yet. The wife can't see why I am so pissed, but I guess you guys can. Anyway, that is my intro - washed up cave diver.