[karc] Handsfree Radio Project
- From: "david Lawrence" <va3orp@xxxxxxx>
- To: karc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:19:01 -0400
Greetings All;
While there may be lots of high tech ways of making a radio
handsfree, we shouldn't overlook the easy and obvious. When I got my
FT-817 several years ago the first accessory I made was a single
headphone/boom mike with a PTT switch. The cost was $3 (mostly made
from "junk box" bits and pieces - the $3 was for a Radio Shack mic
element). The PTT switch is connected via a RCA jack so I can either
use a foot switch or a push on/push off switch. This is very useful
for mobile operations (which I seldom do) or for ARES work where this
arrangement leaves my hands free for tuning radios or taking down
messages.
Notwithstanding the above, sometimes we do things just because we
can. However, not all projects have to be complicated.
Cheers...Dave, VA3ORP
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