As much as I hate the bluetooth headset I constantly have to be on the cellphone I'm talking to myself dipshits this is a pretty neat little mod for anyone who uses scanners.
Attach a CARDO BTAII bluetooth adapter to your scanner. You may have
to use a submini(3/32 2.5m) jack to Mini(1/8 3.5mm)plug stereo
adapter or the same to mono depending on your scanner. It works
great upto 30ish feet, but most of the time I get as far as 60 feet.
You can use most any Bluetooth headset, but I recommend you buy the
BTAII adapter and the CARDO scala 500 headset as a pair if you can
find them. The BTAII and Scala 500 are "Paired" at the factory it
makes it a lot easier. Also if you buy the paired package the charger
is a dual charger, you can charge the adapter and headset at the same
time. The BTAII submini plug has three contacts similar to a stereo
plug, except the tip is the "mike" and the ring is the "speaker"
inputs. Look to ebay for the best prices, I have found a few
BTAII/scala 500 sets for under $20.00. Dont buy from DarkskyRacing,
or Nerak0301. They both sold dirty/used, BTAII's only, as new
BTAII/Scala 500 sets, denied responsibility. You can probably do the
same with any brand of Bluetooth adapter, but I tried the CARDO BTAII
with the SCALA500 headset and it works great and is easy to operate.
http://www.cardowireless.com/cardo_adapto
It would be pretty nice to be able to stash the scanner in your pack and have nothing but an ear piece in. You could even have just the antennae exposed if it fucked up signal strength. With a distance of 60' you could leave you pack behind and wander all over the vicinity. I don't know if I could justify dropping that much on a "convenience" though. Pretty neat idea either way.
*edit* I didn't read the whole article but $20 on ebay may be worth it.
Attach a CARDO BTAII bluetooth adapter to your scanner. You may have
to use a submini(3/32 2.5m) jack to Mini(1/8 3.5mm)plug stereo
adapter or the same to mono depending on your scanner. It works
great upto 30ish feet, but most of the time I get as far as 60 feet.
You can use most any Bluetooth headset, but I recommend you buy the
BTAII adapter and the CARDO scala 500 headset as a pair if you can
find them. The BTAII and Scala 500 are "Paired" at the factory it
makes it a lot easier. Also if you buy the paired package the charger
is a dual charger, you can charge the adapter and headset at the same
time. The BTAII submini plug has three contacts similar to a stereo
plug, except the tip is the "mike" and the ring is the "speaker"
inputs. Look to ebay for the best prices, I have found a few
BTAII/scala 500 sets for under $20.00. Dont buy from DarkskyRacing,
or Nerak0301. They both sold dirty/used, BTAII's only, as new
BTAII/Scala 500 sets, denied responsibility. You can probably do the
same with any brand of Bluetooth adapter, but I tried the CARDO BTAII
with the SCALA500 headset and it works great and is easy to operate.
http://www.cardowireless.com/cardo_adapto
It would be pretty nice to be able to stash the scanner in your pack and have nothing but an ear piece in. You could even have just the antennae exposed if it fucked up signal strength. With a distance of 60' you could leave you pack behind and wander all over the vicinity. I don't know if I could justify dropping that much on a "convenience" though. Pretty neat idea either way.
*edit* I didn't read the whole article but $20 on ebay may be worth it.