[CQ-Contest] Wireless Headphones?

[Mike/W5JR]

Tom, I’ve been searching occasionally for “transmitters” to plug into the radio’s headphone jack. What are you using?

Also, how much time are you getting? I’d like to use them for contesting, so more than a few hours is needed. Maybe I just get 2-3 pair and swap them like Nascar tires, hi hi. 

tnx
Mike / W5JR
Alpharetta GA

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> On 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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