I will have to check in to that. I'm hoping that it will be less expensive
than the Plantronics one that is unlikely to work anyways, unless I ever end
up in the kind of place that uses the connectors it has for their phone
equipment.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: Are there places around that will build stuff?
> Some companies that sell kits like Elecraft and k1el.com have lists of
> hams
> on their sites who, for a small fee, will put those kits together for you.
> Possibly, if you write to those hams themselves, they may be willing to
> help
> you. Anyway, it would be a good place to start. Good luck. Lou WA3MIX
> Lou Kolb
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brent Harding" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 8:16 PM
> Subject: Are there places around that will build stuff?
>
>
>>I am an amateur radio operator, and I know there are a lot of things out =
>> there that one may need to build in order to get. Cables are often a =
>> good example, and they could be very difficult to do if you can't see. =
>> Where might I find someone that can modify or build a headset mic combo =
>> that has the iPhone-style plug on one side and a regular headset plug on
>> =
>> the other to have computer in one ear and the phone in the other and =
>> have the mic working to be able to use it for calls? During my research,
>> =
>> I found that Plantronics makes something very similar, but the phone =
>> side only works with specific office phones and their odd connectors. I =
>> prefer the on the ear headsets like the cheaper computer headsets used =
>> to be as opposed to full cans or buds that don't fit me well. As a =
>> result, I tried to use two pair once and busted at least one in half by =
>> pushing one side off my ear to put that side's earphone on my ear from =
>> the other pair. Are there places out there that might be able to make =
>> something up? I had gotten hold of this one guy on a site called =
>> Thumbtack that isn't designed for getting quotes for this, and he said =
>> he could make a little cable to do that where I could plug any headset =
>> mic in, but now that I told him which one I had in mind, he has seemed =
>> not to respond any more.
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