[CQ-Contest] Wireless Headphones?

[Ria Jairam]

I use bluetooth headphones on my iPad for remote radio operation.
Works just fine.

73
Ria, N2RJ

On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 7:18 PM, Tom Osborne <w7why1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Gary.
>
> I am using a pair of wireless headphones my wife got from Radio Shack about
> 5 years ago as a Christmas present.  Best resent I ever got.  I love them.
> There is no delay at all and they work just as well or better than the ones
> I have with the cord.
>
> I am hard of hearing and wear hearing aids and with regular headphones, I
> can't wear them without all sorts of squeals and burps.  With the wireless
> ones, I can take my hearing aids out and set the volume on the headphones
> to a comfortable level with out the 'aids.  That is really nice.
>
> I put a piece of velcro on the side of the headphones, and a piece on the
> boom mic that I use,  When I operate SSB, I just stick the boom mic to the
> velcro and use it that way.  I don't work much SSB, so it was more like an
> afterthought to make them work for phone.  73
> Tom W7WHY
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 10:11 AM, garyk9gs <garyk9gs at wi.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> I have been thinking of buying a pair of wireless headphones.
>> If you read postings by hams the consensus is that there is too much of a
>> delay, making CW use difficult or impossible.
>> On the other hand, wireless headphones are marketed toward gamers and for
>> watching TV ( so you don't disturb your partner).  Wouldn't any delay for
>> these uses be an equally bad problem?
>> Has anyone had any luck for ham use and if so, what models are you using?
>> I also see that you can purchase separate transmitters and receivers so
>> that you can use your favorite pair of non wireless headphones.   Is this a
>> better or worse solution?  Same questions above apply.
>> Happy Thanksgiving
>>
>>
>> 73-Gary K9GS
>> _
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