Re: [Elecraft] K3 and hearing aids

2014-11-18 Thread Phil Kane
On 11/17/2014 3:36 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: I've wondered if there's a way to feed audio directly into them from the K3. I haven't found one yet, and I don't know if it would be better than the headphones. I use a Phonak accessory called ComPilot that works with my Phonak hearing devices. It

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and hearing aids

2014-11-18 Thread DGB
I have been using the ComPilot for about 5-years. What a godsend. Never use the headphones at all except when I have to operate ssb, because my mic is on the headphones! ;-) You can also use them on TV's, stereos, even on your PC, among many other devices. 73 Dwight NS9I On 11/18/2014

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and hearing aids

2014-11-18 Thread Phil Wheeler
One thing. The ComPilot manual includes: Persons using medical devices such as pacemakers are not permitted to use this device. Perhaps they're overly conservative, but worth a discussion with cardiologist first. Likely is conservative. I've had a pacemaker for 7 years and my KPA500 at

[Elecraft] K3 and hearing aids

2014-11-17 Thread Fred Jensen
On 11/17/2014 1:01 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: I added a hearing aid to my only functional ear a week ago and found not only improved volume but improved freq response (in retrospect, not a surprise!). Now folks with high, squeaky voices are much more intelligible than they were before. Very

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and hearing aids

2014-11-17 Thread Lewis Phelps
Hi, guys. I wear hearing aids in both ears. I found a device that allows me to use my hearing aids as headphones. My hearing aids are made by Widex. Wide offers a small accessory device called the MDEX, which communicates by radio waves (not Bluetooth) with the two hearing aids. The MDEX

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and hearing aids

2014-11-17 Thread Jan
Fred, ReSound sells hearing aids that work with their own Mini-Mic. The Mini-Mic pairs with the hearing aids and plugs into any headphone output (I needed an adapter for the small Mini-Mic plug and the big phone plug on the K3). 73, Jan, KX2A On 11/17/2014 6:36 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: On

Re: [Elecraft] K3 and hearing aids

2014-11-17 Thread Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT
Just about every hearing aid maker has something like this. It's not unique to Widex, or Oticon, or any other make. On 11/17/2014 6:47 PM, Lewis Phelps wrote: Hi, guys. I wear hearing aids in both ears. I found a device that allows me to use my hearing aids as headphones. My hearing aids