iPod & Headset?

Jens,

Best Headset
ever, and I've tried a lot


Well, be that as it may, but they just seem to be lacking a music
input, don't they? Which the Lightspeeds happen to have, for way less
money, don't they?

gd&r

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"Jens Krueger" wrote in message
...

Anybody know of a "box", which I could you use to hook my iPod to my
Headset? Earbuds plus Headset is too much cable hanging around... ;-)

Cheers,
jens

The easiest thing to do is put on your Ipod earbuds and then put your
headset on over the earbuds. The headset blocks out the ambient noise and
the earbuds provide the tunes. Cost, zero.

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Thomas Borchert wrote in message ...

Are we talking about the Garmin 340 audio panel? That's a known problem
- and there's a work-around and a fic by Garmin. If you're interested
in the details, I'll provide them.

No. I've tried this on Softcomm and Flightcom portable intercoms
and a Flightcom 2 place panel mount. I've also tried using several
audio sources. The only luck I've had is with older devices that were
originally designed to drive a real speaker. It's really looking like
a power (output wattage) issue.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

I've got a Garmin 340 and plug my iPod in. Works like a charm. Better than
I would have expected. Listening thru a set of Peltor ANRs (which I would
not recommend - does ANR slowly wear off?!!!)

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
John,

When
I plug one of these into the input jack of the intercomm, I have to
crank the volume on the player up to maximum and it's barely audible
over the background noise in flight.


Are we talking about the Garmin 340 audio panel? That's a known problem
- and there's a work-around and a fic by Garmin. If you're interested
in the details, I'll provide them.

Also, yes, this can be a problem.

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"John Galban" wrote in message om...
Thomas Borchert wrote in message ...

Are we talking about the Garmin 340 audio panel? That's a known problem
- and there's a work-around and a fic by Garmin. If you're interested
in the details, I'll provide them.

No. I've tried this on Softcomm and Flightcom portable intercoms
and a Flightcom 2 place panel mount. I've also tried using several
audio sources. The only luck I've had is with older devices that were
originally designed to drive a real speaker. It's really looking like
a power (output wattage) issue.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

I think it is an impedance match issue...

"John Galban" wrote in message
om...
Thomas Borchert wrote in message
...

Are we talking about the Garmin 340 audio panel? That's a known problem
- and there's a work-around and a fic by Garmin. If you're interested
in the details, I'll provide them.

No. I've tried this on Softcomm and Flightcom portable intercoms
and a Flightcom 2 place panel mount. I've also tried using several
audio sources. The only luck I've had is with older devices that were
originally designed to drive a real speaker. It's really looking like
a power (output wattage) issue.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

How about cannibalizing one of those stand alone powered speakers that are
supposed to hook onto the earphone jack of a walkman? Toss the speakers,
put on an output jack, get a small experiment enclosure from rat shack, and
let the inside goodies drive the intercom. Should be do-able for about 25
or 30 bucks.
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John,

ok. It is an impedance mismatch. Here's what Dave Katz posted two years
ago. I did this using a photo film box, and it works real well.

If you have any
soldering skills, pick up a couple of 8/1000 ohm matching transformers
and a male/male mini-plug cable from Radio Shack. It's a minor
impedance mismatch problem. I put one together for my Cirrus and it
boosts volume by more than enough, and it's completely passive so
there's no batteries or other stuff. One of my fellow Cirrus brethren
came up with a great packaging hack--a small prescription pill bottle
is big enough to hold everything. Drill a hole in the bottom and in
the lid, tie knots for strain relief, and it's all quite tidy, if a
mite funny looking.

One transformer for each side if you want stereo. The low impedance
side
(red/white) goes to the audio device, and the high impedance side
(green/blue) goes to the intercom. You can snip off the black center
tap on the high side. I hooked the white and green leads to the
common (sleeve) connections on each side, but I don't suppose that
it matters so long as you're consistent (so you don't phase-reverse
one side.)

They were the only transformers for sale at the Radio Shack at which I
got mine. They may just be called "audio transformers" or somesuch,
but
it'll say 8 ohm/1000 ohm on the packaging.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

(jens krueger) writes:
Thanks for that recommendation but $200 is a little over my budget...

Plus I don't really need any automatic muting, music sensing or other
fancy stuff. Just a simple box to plug the iPod in... Is that really
that difficult (read expensive) to fabricate?


I had my avionics guy install a small port in the dash of my 172 that I
can plug a cable from it to my iPod. It works great. When chatter comes
on the radio it automatically mutes the iPod. Sometimes though I just
stick one of the buds in my ear under one side of the headset and tune out
anything on the other side until I hear my call sign.

(jens krueger) writes:
Thanks for that recommendation but $200 is a little over my budget...

Plus I don't really need any automatic muting, music sensing or other
fancy stuff. Just a simple box to plug the iPod in... Is that really
that difficult (read expensive) to fabricate?


I had my avionics guy install a small port in the dash of my 172 that I
can plug a cable from it to my iPod. It works great. I think he charged
me $50. When chatter comes on the radio it automatically mutes the iPod.
Sometimes though I just stick one of the buds in my ear under one side of
the headset and tune out anything on the other side until I hear my call
sign.

"tscottme" writes:

The easiest thing to do is put on your Ipod earbuds and then put your
headset on over the earbuds. The headset blocks out the ambient noise and
the earbuds provide the tunes. Cost, zero.

I guess that would work if you never used flight following or knew no one
else would be calling you.