Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unmvax!pprg.unm.edu!hc!lll-winken!netsys!vector!telecom-gateway From: morris@jade.jpl.nasa.gov (Mike Morris) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Phones in noisy areas (was: Very strange wrong number) Message-ID: Date: 14 Feb 89 04:57:05 GMT Sender: news@vector.UUCP Reply-To: Mike Morris Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA Lines: 30 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 62, message 8 of 9 In article roy@phri (Roy Smith) writes: ..... Irrelevant stuff deleted ..... > > On a totally different topic, I'm looking for a phone which will work >well in a noisy environment (i.e. my computer room). It's almost impossible >to hear the other party on the line, even if they shout, with a normal phone. >Possibly all that has to be done is to attenuate the sidetone; if I put my >hand over the mouthpiece when the other party is talking, I can hear them >pretty well, but it's a pain, especially when you need one hand to hold the >phone, one to cover the mike, and one to type. Adjustable volume would >probably help too; even with the sidetone gone, it's still a little hard to >hear, but simply cranking up the volume alone won't change the S/N unless you >do something about picking up ambient noise. > > What you need is something that I use - a hard-of-hearing amplified handset (with volume control) with a noise-canceling microphone called a "Confidencer". They are avialble from any major telephone supply house - the most common one is Greybar, who has warehouses/sales offices all over the country. With the wide range of options, best get a catalog, then order. Most Greybar offices have a cash-and-carry counter. The handsets are available with wire-in or modular connections, and in most colors. I spent 5 years doing interconnect phone work, but bailed out a few years ago - and all my catalogs/reference manuals are out in the garage. BTW, the equipment is made by Walker (Industries, Corp, Inc,? I'm not sure). US Snail: Mike Morris UUCP: Morris@Jade.JPL.NASA.gov P.O. Box 1130 Also: WA6ILQ Arcadia, Ca. 91006-1130 #Include disclaimer.standard | The opinions above probably do not even