[Yaesu] [TECH SUPPORT] Howto enable VX-5R sidetone

[Robert Meier]

Thank you for the quick reply.

> > Is there a way to enable sidetone on a VX-5R?
> > By sidetone, I mean the ability to hear in the headset speakers what
> > is being transmitted?
> No. Pun not intended, I've never heard of a handitalkie that
> delibarately feeds any audio back to the speaker while transmitting.
> The microphone is literally next to the speaker, and any feedback
> would be undesirable.

I'm using the VX-5R hands-free with a headset.  The speaker is separated
from the microphone.  I've heard the VX-5R is an amateur version of
an aviation HT.  For aviation use, sidetone is a common feature, disabled
by default when no headset is plugged in, enabled by default when a
headset is plugged in, and disablable in case feedback does occur.

> Only thing is, most people are not used to hearing their own voice when
> they talk. I can't stand to hear myself talk that way, ...

Try an experiment.  Record your voice on a tape recorder, computer,
note memory, etc. and then listen to the playback.  You normally hear
yourself talk through your bone structure, and adjust accordingly.
Frequently, people with otic congestion shout or otherwise "talk
like they have a cold" because of the distortion.

Still investigating,
-- 
Bob AA9AU