[Elecraft] Blue Tooth

[Dave Sergeant]

On 24 Jan 2011 at 12:46, Max Kempson wrote:

> After many decades of Ham Radio (licenced 1953) my ears are showing lack
> of sensitivity and signal to noise!  My friend showed me her new hearing
> aid and it is Blue Tooth capable, her cell phone connects directly to
> her hearing aids.  It would be absolutely marvellous if the K3 could do
> the same.  I could sit at my desk copying CW without headphones or
> loudspeaker. What about it Eric and Wayne?
> 

All hearing aids in the UK and most of Europe include an Audio Hearing 
Loop facility, called variously AFIL or Telecoil. I understand though 
that these are relatively rare in the US - http://www.hearingloop.org/ 
is a site your side of the pond trying to change the situation. Loop 
systems are widely used in churches (I think it is now a UK Disability 
Act requirement), shop counters and other public places. Many people 
also use them in their homes with loop amplifiers connected to their 
TVs, suitable boxes to do this are widely available.

And of course many radio amateurs use them, just connect the audio into 
a loop amplifier and have a small loop in the shack, or in the most 
simplistic way just drive the loop from the rig speaker output.

Don't think there are any bluetooth hearing aids in the UK, but hearing 
loops are universal.

73 Dave G3YMC

http://www.davesergeant.com