Those for me are good enough reasons for shifting it to a hose. Fairly simple mistake for a well meaning (but not too attentive) DM/boat monkey to unwittingly unscrew the transmitter.If I'm sure no one will be messing with my gear, I attach it directly to the first stage. If I'm on a dive boat I attach it to a 6" hose. Why? Because twice I've had someone think they are helping by checking to see if my air was on and unscrewed the transmitter by mistake, and I've had crew with their hands on it lifting my kit.