[Elecraft] Blue Tooth

[Don]

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

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike Scott
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 9:54 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
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.

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