[CQ-Contest] Wireless Headphones?

[Ed K1EP]

I think you have to examine the wireless method. If it is Bluetooth, I
would think that the delay would be too much. If it is a direct analog
connection, probably not.

On Nov 22, 2017 8:11 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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