Sorry for the OT bandwidth but this subject keeps coming up.
Two years ago I bought a Jabra bluetooth adapter and headset (with boom mic) to use with my K3. I used the equipment that was featured in a QST article on the subject a couple years ago. It sort of worked but was a big hassle to set up .. and it was necessary to go through a setup procedure every time I used it. The main problem, though, is that bluetooth technology has been developed for use with telephones and computers. I spent more than a hundred dollars on my adapter and headset and found it to be very cheaply made. Even worse .. the adapter has a battery saving feature that automatically shuts it down after a minute or so when it does not detect any audio which makes it almost unusable for typical ham radio use. I gave up in disgust. Maybe some bluetooth equipment is better now .. I don't know .. but I'm not going to give it another try. I sure would like some sort of RF link for my headset with boom mic. If anyone has a good idea along those lines I would like to hear it. I have looked for commercially made equipment but all I can find is headphone-only RF links and handheld mic RF links .. all fairly expensive and not adaptable to a headset with boom mic. Don K7FJ ----------- -----Original Message----- From: Mike Scott Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 9:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] Blue Tooth Get a Jabra A210 bluetooth adapter which was designed for older cell phones without Bluetooth. You will have to convert the 2.5mm jack to different dimensions. Plug the Xcvr headphone out to the Jabra and synch to your hearing aids. They can still be found on eBay. this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
