Guys, remember that if you find someone willing to assemble a kit for you,
you can't expect them to perform the task without charge. I have run into
some blind hams that figure that everyone should perform work for gratis.
Everyone's time is valuable, not to mention in short supply, so they can't
be expected to give their time away for nothing.
Alan - N7MIT
Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Brent Harding
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 1:10 PM
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Subject: Re: Are there places around that will build stuff?
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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