> If someone could design a decent affordable bluetooth headset with a > reasonable PTT mechanism, I believe the radio world would beat a path > to your door. "Reasonable" DOES NOT mean having to push a button on > the ear piece.
Unfortunately, as soon as one adds a hand operated PTT switch, the device is no longer "hands free" under most of the regulations. Better carry a copy of the statutes that exempt amateur radio operators and a copy of one's amateur license. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 6/3/2011 1:24 PM, Dave New, N8SBE wrote: > Actually, a bluetooth interface, especially for headset use, is a > serious consideration. > > Most states have enacted a patchwork of anti-cellphone laws that to a > greater or lesser degree adversely impact amateur (and other) radio > operators. The purpose of this comment is NOT to start a thread on > whether or not these various laws have merit. Rather, it is to set the > background for a request to support handsfree usage of frankly, any of > the phone rigs that Elecraft markets. > > There is a 3rd party that markets a bolt-on system to use with most any > rig, but it is pricey (several hundred dollars) and clumsy (it seems > that NO ONE makes a decent bluetooth headset for PTT operators). > > And that turns out to be the real challenge. If someone could design a > decent affordable bluetooth headset with a reasonable PTT mechanism, I > believe the radio world would beat a path to your door. "Reasonable" > DOES NOT mean having to push a button on the ear piece. > > My apologies if this has been hashed to death on here before. I'm about > a year behind reading all the older email on this list. > > 73, > > -- Dave, N8SBE > >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 netbook >> From: "Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU"<le...@wa5znu.org> >> Date: Thu, June 02, 2011 6:12 pm >> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> >> Byron N6NUL wrote: >>> >>> Ok, Eric, you asked for it. Ready? Here we go: >>> >>> How about adding Bluetooth stereo audio, microphone, keyboard, and serial >>> profiles to the KX3? >>> >> >> The HFPack crowd would like this to, as I opined earlier. Stick radio in >> back, operate remotely from hand-held device (homebrew or commercial). >> >> Leigh/WA5ZNU >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-netbook-tp6428867p6433099.html >> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html