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Made a listening piece for my 2way radio
This information might be helpful for some. I actually got these to see if I could convert one side into a listening piece for the acoustic tube ear piece we use at work for our 2way radios. It worked SUPER well and actually improves the quality of sound I am getting from the radios.
First- they were really easy to mold to my ear. I think the worst part is I didn't wait quite long enough for the first one to cool so I had a bit more heat in my ear than intended. But I didn't burn my ear. It was just uncomfortable for like 20 seconds. Secondly- the things are perfect for turning in to a listening piece. I basically poked a hole in the little plug piece and slid the tube in and it seats right on a recess that already has a hole in it. The little foam ear insert part has a hole already too. So basically I molded them- poked a hole. Put in the tube and one spot of glue to hold the tube and poof- three hundred dollars worth of ear pieces for 15$. You can see in the pic that I also added a little orange handle on the plug one. I found the piece a bit hard to remove so I added a handle to make it easier.
But yeah- these things work great. And are pretty easy to re-engineer.
August 2017 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase