Is there any way to...

[Bentley]

Sort of an off the wall question, BUT...

Is there any way for me to use a pair of headphones to simultaneously listen to my scanner and TV? I already have the headphones plugged into the TV (so the wife doesnt complain) but I use a pillow speaker for the scanner at night. Obviously I cannot hear the pillow speaker with the headphones on. In other words, I'd like to listen to two devices thru one set of headphones. Any ideas?

Thanks!

 

[Shortwavewave]

What you could do is get a pair of wireless head phones radio shack sells em for about 40 or 50buxs

get a spliter and plug the scanner and tv in and just mute the TV when the scanner sounds

that would be my idea

 

[902]

I'd like to listen to two devices thru one set of headphones. Any ideas?

Mixer. Something like this could be used with the right adaptors and cables. Good luck!

 

[hiegtx]

As long as you did not mind listening to the tv audio in mono, instead of stereo, the simplest solution would be tv audio on one channel (say, right), and the scanner, which is not stereo anyway, on the other.

 

[wannabescannist]

Back in the day I used to listen to my walkman & my CD player at the same time 'cause I would listen to news radio on my walkman and then my CD player when nothing interesting was on....and even both at times to bring out my inner DJ.

All I used was a couple of jacks & wire: mini-jack (1/8" / 3.5mm) splitter: had male mini-jack on one side, 2 female mini-jacks on the other. Except instead of plugging in two headphones, I used it the reverse-way. Grab 2 wires that have male mini-jack connectors on both sides...these go from your device's headphone jack to the female jack on the splitter. On the male side of the splitter, grab a coupler (female mini jack both sides), and your headphones go into the other side of the coupler.

Probably a bad way, but it worked.

 

[ScanDaBands]

You could always tell your wife to go pound sand

and listen to it like most of us do - when and where you feel like it

 

[Thayne]

Yep, and if you decide to send the audio separately to each earphone, you might end up with a split personality--

 

[ScanDaBands]

Yep, and if you decide to send the audio separately to each earphone, you might end up with a split personality--

Listen to Hawaii Five 0 and the Scanner at the same time.............:lol:

 

[n2ops]

I wired a stereo 3.5 MM jack to two mono jacks. Used a male to male mono 3.5 MM patch cord cut in half. Common ground and the center of each to the left and right tabs on the jack. This way I have either the scanner on one side and the TV on the other, or two different scanners. Works with stereo corded headphones or wireless.

 

[Bentley]

Thanks for all the good ideas everyone...I will let you know how it works out!

Oh, & thanks for cracking me up too!!! lol!!!

 

[ScanDaBands]

Thanks for all the good ideas everyone...I will let you know how it works out!

Oh, & thanks for cracking me up too!!! lol!!!

You are most welcome , if you get time to let us all know what you decided and how it worked out - I'm sure there's interest.......have a good one !!

Tom

 

[Bentley]

I definitely will let you know which option I decide to go with...I will keep keep you all posted!