Brent,
you might explore other options. That sounds a bit high, considering
there are perhaps ten to fifteen dollars worth of parts involved and
a dozen solder points. i know we've all gotten stuck in a crack and
had to pay for our accessability, but if you have the time and the
money is important to you, perhaps you can do better.
i can see the whole job in my head and in my hands and it doesn't
seem too big a construction deal. That being said, the solder points
are too small for me to do, but I think it should be possible to
manage reasonably economically.
And again, just my opinion.
pat, K9JAUAt 04:44 PM 8/21/2015, you wrote:
>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
> >> Voice-over Artist:
> >> Radio/TV Ads, Video narrations
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> >> www.loukolb.com
> >> ----- 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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