[CW] QST Mention of Headset that makes Loud sound

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Thanks Joe, Paul, DX-Joe (V31JP) and others.

Can you give me the info on the blue tooth device - all the info I need to
get one that hooks into the radio and my (my dad's) ears?

73
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On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Joe V31JP <v31jp1957 at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi, DR.
>
> Does your father wear hearing aids?  I do, often, but not 100% of the
> time.  But when I am using the radio, I often have them in
> and I acquired through VA the aids and I also got a Bluetooth devise from
> them.  I wear this little adapter on my neck and I have a cord
> that goes from it to my radio earphone jack.  The radio's audio then goes
> directly into my hearing aids with the equalization that is
> compensated for my hearing losses!  Pretty darn neat and the VA paid for
> them.
>
> By the way, the VA has stepped up their program in the past 3 or 4 years
> to deal with hearing loss with us veterans.  Because I did not go
> through to show my loss was service connected, I had to pay a small co-pay
> for my visits, 3 each.  I think it amounted to $45 or so,
> but the aids were free and the Bluetooth adapter.
>
> Good luck helping dad.
>
>
> On 9/12/2012 9:03 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
>
> Hello Friends,
>
> I know that others might know the answer to this question.  I believe in
> April, May or June "QST" had an article that mentioned hearing loss and
> they mentioned a headset that was made by a company that furnishes
> professional audiologists with headsets that can produce loud sounds and
> mentioned that most headsets cannot produce loud sounds without distorting.
>
> My 86 year old father, WA1DRR has some profound hearing loss in his "good"
> ear :-) he was a gunnery officer in our Navy during World War II and that
> an a swimming accident when he was young punctured his ear drum and he
> wants to enjoy listing to SSB and CW on the air in his remaining years.
>
> Does anyone remember the article or the company that makes these
> headsets?  I remember they were about $90.00 but when your father (or
> yourself) wants to enjoy one of the things he enjoys most, it is cheap
> enough.
>
> QRU?
>
> 73
> DR
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