[Elecraft] K3 and hearing aids

[Lewis Phelps]

Hi, guys. 

I wear hearing aids in both ears. I found a device that allows me to use my hearing aids as headphones. 

My hearing aids are made by Widex. Wide offers  a small accessory device called the MDEX, which communicates by radio waves (not Bluetooth) with the two hearing aids. The MDEX communicates by Bluetooth with cell phones and any other devices that have Bluetooth audio capability.  The MDEX (which is about half the size of a pack of cigarettes) can also be connected directly to the K3 with a mini-stereo cable. In that mode, the K3 audio goes directly to my hearing aids. I can shut off room noise if I wish, or leave it to be piped into my ears along with the radio audio.

More info is available at http://www.widex.com/en/products/accessories/dex/mdex/ about the MDEX device. 

Warning: this is not a low-budget solution to the headset problem. The hearing aids are $3K each, and the MDEX costs about $400. But it works well when I want to use the hearing aids as a headset, either for ham radio or music listening purposes.

73,

Lew


Lew Phelps N6LEW
Pasadena, CA DM04wd
Elecraft K3-10 
Yaesu FT-7800 
Lew at N6LEW.US
www.n6lew.us

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