I agree. The guy I was thinking of having do it, if he responded after I
sent the link to the headset I was thinking of using it with said he would
do it for around $100. That seems reasonable considering that the closest
product that isn't quite it was about $300, and having a big company go
through the whole design, test, and certify drill would take the price
extremely high, if it would even be worth it to just make 1.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: Are there places around that will build stuff?
> 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
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 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]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> 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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