NTLK re: acoustic coupler

From: John Liu (johnliu@earthlink.net)
Date: Sun Jan 23 2000 - 00:19:18 EST


Problem is the standard acoustic coupler, e.g. Konnex, has not only the
speaker and mic ends but also a 9-volt battery in the body (to drive the
speaker I assume). So to make a body that holds the battery and reaches
both ends and is sturdy probably means it can't be too feathery.

>>They're also all around 10 ounces which seems heavy to me (after all,
>>just how much can there be in an acccoustic coupler. A Sharp Telemail is
>>essentially just that with a screeen and keyboard and it weighs barely 8
>>ounces). Do any of you know where I might be able to find lighter weight
>>accoustic couplers that I could plug into the modem card's RJ11 jack?
>
>Sounds like someone's doing the Appalatian Trail? I would think you could
MAKE
>one kind of easily. After all, an acoustic coupler is just another headset
>basically. Just take apart a cheap phone and rip out the speakers and mic,
>fashion some way to connect it to the phone and keep out noise, and patch the
>cables into your modem.

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