[CQ-Contest] Wireless Headphone System

[Kelly Taylor]

Hi Joe,

Jim also did specify that Bluetooth systems are problematic for contesting given the latency inherent in the Bluetooth encoding process. From a contesting perspective, $200 isn’t overly expensive.

73, kelly, ve4xt,


> On Dec 22, 2017, at 9:51 AM, Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:
> 
> I'm sorry,
> I was not picking on Jim in my reply.
> Just to me $200 is not "Low Cost"
> Sorry Everyone.
> 
> Joe WB9SBD
> 
> On 12/22/2017 8:00 AM, Chuck Milam, N9KY wrote:
>> Joe:
>> 
>> Jim did go out of his way to specify: "Here's a low cost (relative to other
>> pro systems) professional system...."
>> 
>> ---
>> Chuck Milam, N9KY
>> N9KY at arrl.net
>> 
>> On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 9:28 PM, Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> WOW! $200 Bucks!?
>>> 
>>> Here 27 to 30 db of hearing isolation, you won't hear anything outside the
>>> muffs.
>>> https://tinyurl.com/ychbwcpq
>>> 
>>> Then add this to your system, and you have a wireless headphone system.
>>> https://tinyurl.com/y8hkp8be
>>> 
>>> What 30 bucks and you got isolation too, add an antlion mic and away ya go!
>>> And a use for when mowing the lawn and many other noisy tasks too :-)
>>> 
>>> Joe WB9SBD
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>>> On 12/21/2017 1:59 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Over the years, I've seen several requests for wireless headphone
>>>> systems. The limitation of most consumer systems is latency -- delay
>>>> through the wireless link due to digital encoding and decoding from systems
>>>> like BluTooth.
>>>> 
>>>> Here's a low cost (relative to other pro systems) professional system
>>>> from a US company that is popular with musicians. It has no latency,
>>>> because it's entirely analog. That's critical for musicians. The vendor,
>>>> Full Compass, is a family-run company with which I competed 30+ years ago
>>>> when I sold pro audio to broadcasters and other pro users. For the last 10+
>>>> years they have been my source for audio parts and accessories.
>>>> 
>>>>> From my days in pro audio, I knew the principals of both Galaxy and Full
>>>>> 
>>>> Compass, and respect both.
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.fullcompass.com/prod/150074-Galaxy-Audio-AS-900
>>>> 
>>>> While the system is sold with a set of earbuds, it will work equally well
>>>> with any decent headset.
>>>> 
>>>> 73, Jim K9YC
>>>> 
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