Mike... Some more experiential info. I wear in-the-ear hearing aids. As Don mentioned, using headphones produces a lot of whistling feedback. I work CW almost exclusively, and in this environment I put the hearing aids on "standby" and that works nicely. Good high frequency roll off <g>. Voice modes are another matter that others no doubt can comment on much better than I can. I would second Don's other comment to bypass wireless arrangements. Go with hard wiring from radio to headphones and avoid much heartburn.
...robert On 7/23/2010 12:06, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Mike, > > I have hearing aids - behind the ear type. The only problem is that > many headphones produce feedback, so I use speakers. I do have a couple > set of headphones that work OK with them - they have large cuffs and > hold the transducers further from the ears than most. Go to an audio > shop and try the headphones before buying. > > Forget the Bluetooth and other external devices IMHO, those hearing aids > have progrms that can be set. > > I have one program that has no noise reduction, just the amplification > that matches my hearing loss, and I use that for listening to ham radio > or music. Many audiologists do not consider a program like that for > most users, so just ask. If your dad is normally in a low noise local > environment (home situation), it will sound more natural. Yes, if I > kick in the NR on the hearing aids, CW sounds choppy, but SSB voice is OK. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > Mike Short wrote: >> My dad recently got fitted with new hearing aids, and is a ham. >> >> They are here: >> http://www.phonak.com/com/b2c/en/products/accessories/communication/icom/ove >> rview.html >> >> >> >> He did not get the iCOM unit yet, but will probably soon. Any hints, ideas, >> etc to help get him back on the air? >> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- Robert G. Strickland, PhD, ABPH - KE2WY [email protected] Syracuse, New York, USA ______________________________________________________________ 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
