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Re: Devices or Apps that can assist HOH HAM (amateur) radio operators
#communication
Louise Smith
Is there any way to use amihear WITH hearing aids instead of earphones? I still struggle in all noisy situations and would love to try it if I can connect through my aids that are paired to my iphone. Louise Smith
On Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 7:06 PM Stephen O. Frazier <hlaanm@...> wrote:
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Re: Devices or Apps that can assist HOH HAM (amateur) radio operators
#communication
Hi Alan - It's not clear to me from your question just what purpose you are trying to achieve by using a smart phone app. If the hand held or base ham unit used by a HoH operator is broadcasting sound via a loudspeaker rather than to headphones you might look into the possibility of using a smart phone to monitor what's coming over the speaker using one of these apps:
1. Google's Live Transcribe - If the phone's mike or an extension mic was placed near the speaker on the hand held unit or the loudspeaker of a base unit it might provide a text version of what's being broadcast by the speaker and help a HoH user who didn't understand all of the words heard because of ambient background noise or the same coming from the radio transmitter. It would also give the ham operator a transcript of the conversation.
2. I use an app called AmiHear to turn my smart phone into an ersatz pocket taker. It has a feature that does seem to reduce some background sounds. The maker claims their app has a patented noise suppression algorithm that eliminates background noise. It, too, would provide an aural transcript that can be referred back to if a word or more is not heard or understood.
3.. There's a similar app called Chatable that I've wanted to try but had no luck downloading. It's available for iPhones and Android devices when you look on the Apple App store or Google Play via your computer but when I got to the Play site using my Samsung phone with the intention of downloading Chatable the Chatable app is not to be found. It gets a 4.3 rating at Apple Apps but only a 3.0 at Play. I suspect that lower rating is attributable to poorer quality mics and phones The Sound Print app offers a sound level meter to all iPHone users because they found all iPhones to have suitably sensitive mics but many android phones can't access that feature because the app's maker has found only "some" android phones have adequately capable mics.
I would be interested to learn more about any apps you find that have applications for your purposes.
Regards,
Stephen O. Frazier, Hearing Loss Support Specialist
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---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Alan Katsura, Moderator, CA Diablo Valley Chapter" <akatsura@...> To: HLAATech@... Subject: [HLAATech] Devices or Apps that can assist HOH HAM (amateur) radio operators #communication Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2022 11:10:34 -0800 I am interested in compiling a list of devices and smartphone apps that can assist HAM radio operators with hearing loss. This is for handheld as well as mobile and base units. The environment can have a lot of background noise as we are looking at potential disaster conditions. -- Alan Katsura akatsura@... Moderator HLAA Tech Group
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Re: Devices or Apps that can assist HOH HAM (amateur) radio operators
#communication
Mary Jarrett
My only ideas are code converters or Roger Pen or Roger On microphones which might help with static.
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On Jan 30, 2022, at 2:49 PM, John Woodgate <jmw@...> wrote:
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Re: Devices or Apps that can assist HOH HAM (amateur) radio operators
#communication
I've found, purely as a user, that the BeHear
Access and HearLink Plus, with the app, are very useful and
versatile. www.WearAndHear.com ======================================================================================
Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only www.woodjohn.uk Rayleigh, Essex UK Istae nunc praetereunt nisi non ubicumque On 2022-01-30 19:10, Alan Katsura,
Moderator, CA Diablo Valley Chapter wrote:
I am interested in compiling a list of devices and smartphone apps that can assist HAM radio operators with hearing loss. This is for handheld as well as mobile and base units. The environment can have a lot of background noise as we are looking at potential disaster conditions.
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Devices or Apps that can assist HOH HAM (amateur) radio operators
#communication
I am interested in compiling a list of devices and smartphone apps that can assist HAM radio operators with hearing loss. This is for handheld as well as mobile and base units. The environment can have a lot of background noise as we are looking at potential disaster conditions.
-- Alan Katsura akatsura@... Moderator HLAA Tech Group
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Re: Sound systems
HLAA North Bay just had a presentation on Listening Everywhere by Mikey Shaffer. You can view the meeting on YouTube at below link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKWIUbObwPI&t=1075s
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American Cochlear Implant Alliance Presentation at HLAA North Bay of Ca March Monthly Meeting
#Resources
#zoom
#MedicalDevices
#Announcement
#HearingAids
Thursday, March 10, 2022
4:00--6:00 p.m. Pacific Nicole Westin, Government Policy Manager at ACI, speaks about general approach to getting a CI, insurance coverage, and advocacy. The mission of the American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance Foundation is to advance access to the gift of hearing provided by cochlear implantation through research, advocacy and awareness. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqd-6uqz8pH9yEC06f22wd8MmRSnHtYMTQ hearinglossnorthbay.org
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Captioning Advocacy and Community Presentation Thursday February 10, 4pm Pacific
See the newsletter description about this presentation from CCAC. https://mailchi.mp/7b3c145d81d7/january-2022-newsletter
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Listen Everywhere by Listen Technologies (Presentation 1/13/22 at hearinglossnorthbay.org)
#Resources
#free
Listen Everywhere is an assistive listening wifi solution for houses of worship, hospitality, restaurants, universities and other venues. It uses a venue's existing wireless network, has ultra low latency, and can accommodate a lot of people. It delivers sound to participants' smartphones, both iOS and Android.
If you want to know more about this product, Mikey Shaffer, Western Regional Sales Rep will be speaking at our monthly captioned Zoom meeting. Before Listen Technologies, Shaffer was a telecommunications equipment specialist at Relay Utah where she worked directly with low-income deaf and hard of hearing Utahans to provide solutions for their telecommunications needs. Meeting starts at 4:00, Presentation at 4:15 Pacific Time. Register using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIod-utrT4rE9I6rqu6EG6XjGunB4-bISOD Questions: HLAA.NBofCa@...
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Re: Phone captioning services in England
#Captioning
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Re: Phone captioning services in England
#Captioning
In the US we have captioning telephones. The services are regulated by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). They are available for landlines, internet connected phones, mobile. and computer. Some examples are CapTel, CaptionCall, ClearCaptions, InnoCaption to name a few. A French company called RogerVoice is also approved to use in the US and can be use globally.
https://rogervoice.com/en/
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Re: Phone captioning services in England
#Captioning
Jack Clevenger, AZ
All, I should mention that there is also CaptionMate which is especially great with cell smart phones. It provides captioning on both sides of the conversation while talking on the phone. In addition, it sends an email when one has a VoiceMail message to read and saves the conversations as desired. CaptionMate works with smart cell phones, tablets, computers, and ..... landline phones. Here is the website for more information: http://www.captionmate.com The captioning is paid for by the FCC. I like it most from among the list Bruce shared and it is free like the others. I wish I had this app while I had my working career as a student services professional in postsecondary education. This app and others as discussed would have saved me a lot of misunderstanding, confusion, and yes, sometimes reprimands from the sup through no fault of my own. Jack Jack Clevenger HLAAofPrescott@... Prescott, Arizona 928.899.3987 (Please text first if possible and I will call back.)
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, 06:39:12 AM MST, Bruce Nelson <bruce.nelson@...> wrote:
In the US, there are several companies that provide real-time captioning of phone calls. They are paid for by the Federal Communications Commission and are currently not available outside of the United States. The websites for the land-line companies are: http:/clearcaptions.com There are several phone apps which are similarly government supported. I hope this helps clear up your confusion. Bruce Nelson
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Re: Phone captioning services in England
#Captioning
Thanks, Bruce. I've heard about it vaguely
before.A Web search indicates that we do have some sort of
service here, but it's paid for in one way or another by the
users and it doesn't seem to advertise where I might expect. ======================================================================================
Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only www.woodjohn.uk Rayleigh, Essex UK Istae nunc praetereunt nisi non ubicumque On 2021-10-28 14:38, Bruce Nelson
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Re: Phone captioning services in England
#Captioning
In the US, there are several companies that provide real-time captioning of phone calls. They are paid for by the Federal Communications Commission and are currently not available outside of the United States. The websites for the land-line companies are: http:/clearcaptions.com There are several phone apps which are similarly government supported. I hope this helps clear up your confusion. Bruce Nelson
On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 3:36 AM John Woodgate <jmw@...> wrote:
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Re: Phone captioning services in England
#Captioning
It's the same all over, England, Wales,
Scotland, Northern Ireland. However, I haven't been able to find
proof that such a service is unavailable from any UK telecoms
service provider. ======================================================================================
Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only www.woodjohn.uk Rayleigh, Essex UK Istae nunc praetereunt nisi non ubicumque On 2021-10-28 13:22, Carol in Boston
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John,
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Re: Phone captioning services in England
#Captioning
John,
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We have captioning available on both cell phones and land lines. It’s government funded. The spoken words appear on a screen. That isn’t a service provided in England? How about the rest of the UK? Carol
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Re: Phone captioning services in England
#Captioning
I don't use a cell phone because I am too deaf
and too dyspraxic to use texting. I only have one for
two-factor authentication messages, and for use as as a camera. ======================================================================================
Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only www.woodjohn.uk Rayleigh, Essex UK Istae nunc praetereunt nisi non ubicumque On 2021-10-28 11:43, Carol in Boston
wrote:
Wow! If he doesn’t know what it is, it sounds as tho’ they don’t have captioning. Yet they are so far ahead of us on looping.
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Re: Phone captioning services in England
#Captioning
Wow! If he doesn’t know what it is, it sounds as tho’ they don’t have captioning. Yet they are so far ahead of us on looping.
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Carol Agate
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Re: Phone captioning services in England
#Captioning
I can't help because I don't know what you
mean by 'phone captioning services'. We don't have the fastest
broadband, but most people get a pretty good service. ======================================================================================
Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only www.woodjohn.uk Rayleigh, Essex UK Istae nunc praetereunt nisi non ubicumque On 2021-10-28 01:35, Wayne Giese wrote:
Friends, I am told that phone captioning services are not available in England due to outdated data transmission lines, etc. Is there any truth to that? Thanks!
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Phone captioning services in England
#Captioning
Wayne Giese
Friends, I am told that phone captioning services are not available in England due to outdated data transmission lines, etc. Is there any truth to that? Thanks!
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