Bluetooth earbud that will work.

[CollinsURG]

The Unication Bluetooth Headset is not discrete, so I am not interested in using one.

Posts about G series Bluetooth issues are old.

I have tried a few Bluetooth earbuds, single and pairs. Someone posted JLAB GO POP, but the volume is way too weak and they are going back to Amazon.

I have one pair of TOZO earbuds that work and have okay volume. NC9. With pairs of earbuds, the right ear always seems to be the primary earbud which you must use in order to be able to control volume, even with the volume knob on the pager. I would prefer a single earbud to use in the leaf ear. I have an Optium sports bluetooth headset which has the left and right tethered to each other by wire and works great with very loud volume. But like the Unication Headset, not discrete.

Has anyone found a single earbud that works properly with good volume?

 

[ed3750]

The Unication Bluetooth Headset is not discrete, so I am not interested in using one.

Posts about G series Bluetooth issues are old.

I have tried a few Bluetooth earbuds, single and pairs. Someone posted JLAB GO POP, but the volume is way too weak and they are going back to Amazon.

I have one pair of TOZO earbuds that work and have okay volume. NC9. With pairs of earbuds, the right ear always seems to be the primary earbud which you must use in order to be able to control volume, even with the volume knob on the pager. I would prefer a single earbud to use in the leaf ear. I have an Optium sports bluetooth headset which has the left and right tethered to each other by wire and works great with very loud volume. But like the Unication Headset, not discrete.

Has anyone found a single earbud that works properly with good volume?

I have tried several, and had good luck with the AfterShokz bone induction earbuds. Have also tried several AirPods Pro, some with good volume, but most with poor volume. Could never figure out why some were good and some were not.

 

[CollinsURG]

I have tried several, and had good luck with the AfterShokz bone induction earbuds. Have also tried several AirPods Pro, some with good volume, but most with poor volume. Could never figure out why some were good and some were not.

A bit frustrating. The Optium has great volume and audio, but not a single earbud. I am also having trouble getting a Bluetooth receiver to pair.

 

[Star4]

I had a chance to test ear buds on a friend's G4, new model B hardware, on our new 700 TRS. This pair was from 5Below and cost ~$8. They were easy to pair with the G4 and sound was satisfactory for my needs. Note: This was for casual monitoring, not in an IDLH environment. I tested with both buds in, then tested with just one. The volume was adequate both times.

 

[wwhitby]

I just paired my G4 to my Skullcandy Dime 2 earbuds. The audio was loud enough indoors at my desk. I'll have to try it in other locations before I recommend those earbuds.

 

[K9KLC]

Every pair I've tried honestly paired up fine (apple, Samsung and some off brand I forget) but had varying volume levels. Seems one of the Samsungs had the most volume if I remember correctly. All but the Air pods were older versions no longer being used for anything else any more. I'll go back them them here one day soon and see if I can find which ones other than the Air pods had the best volume.

 

[CollinsURG]

I have tried earbuds I already own. 2 pair had low volume. One pair has great volume but have a wire between them. So far, all of the unwired pairs have the controls on the right earbud making it the only one that can be used by itself, and be able to control the volume.

I tried 2 other from Amazon and had to send them back due to low volume. I have not had issues pairing any of them.

I am going to try some others soon.

 

[CollinsURG]

I had a chance to test ear buds on a friend's G4, new model B hardware, on our new 700 TRS. This pair was from 5Below and cost ~$8. They were easy to pair with the G4 and sound was satisfactory for my needs. Note: This was for casual monitoring, not in an IDLH environment. I tested with both buds in, then tested with just one. The volume was adequate both times.

I will see if I can find these.

 

[Forts]

I've been using a Focuspower F10 earbud for several years now and it works flawlessly.

 

[CollinsURG]

I've been using a Focuspower F10 earbud for several years now and it works flawlessly.

Is it reasonably loud, and have you had any issues adjusting the volume with the pager?

I see it is available on Amazon.

Thanks!

 

[Forts]

It's been plenty loud for me, and no issues adjusting the volume. I tried several buds before that one and they were all crap. I liked this one enough that I bought a second just in case I needed a replacement and couldn't find it online anymore.

 

[CollinsURG]

It's been plenty loud for me, and no issues adjusting the volume. I tried several buds before that one and they were all crap. I liked this one enough that I bought a second just in case I needed a replacement and couldn't find it online anymore.

Thank you! I have been through a few I had to send back to Amazon. I will order one of these now. If it works well for me, I will also order a spare.

 

[K9KLC]

I've been using a Focuspower F10 earbud for several years now and it works flawlessly.

I might try one also just to see how it compares, it's certainly priced right. Thanks for the info.

 

[Forts]

I don't think you'll be disappointed with it. I know a few others here have bought this one too.

 

[CollinsURG]

I don't think you'll be disappointed with it. I know a few others here have bought this one too.

Great! I was hoping someone had found something good. I am really enjoying the G5. I do wish they would enable the menu option named "Channel Settings", and also allow you to scroll to a TGID to stay on via the "Receiving Table Info". And in the Receiving Table, list the site it is receiving first.

 

[JDKelley]

I have tried several, and had good luck with the AfterShokz bone induction earbuds. Have also tried several AirPods Pro, some with good volume, but most with poor volume. Could never figure out why some were good and some were not.

Bone induction? They don't block the ear canal? How much and where?

I have been trying to find a good pair of bone conduction earbuds that don't block my ear for a bit. My wife wears full headphones - she likes to tune out the world. Most I wear is earbuds - I can't tune out the world and maintain my sanity, I need to know what's going on around me.

Bone conduction is my ideal, and would be just like the old tac radios I used to use in the Air Force. (A throat mic rounds out the set, keeps it out of the way.)

 

[CollinsURG]

I received the Focuspower F10 today and it does sound good.

Bluetooth on the G5 is just totally weird. Sometimes when I connect a BT earbud, the volume cannot be controlled. What fixes it, is turn off the pager and back on allowing it to reconnect to the earbud. One thing I noticed today is that, with any BT earbud the volume control on the pager only has three levels of volume, although the numbers still progress from 0 to 100. Volume control works as expected through the pager speaker. The volume buttons on any of the earbuds does nothing.

Is the big ugly Unication BT earbud the only one that works correctly?

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[CollinsURG]

Essentially, the volume control on the pager when an earbud is connected has only low, medium and high.

 

[JDKelley]

I received the Focuspower F10 today and it does sound good.

Bluetooth on the G5 is just totally weird. Sometimes when I connect a BT earbud, the volume cannot be controlled. What fixes it, is turn off the pager and back on allowing it to reconnect to the earbud. One thing I noticed today is that, with any BT earbud the volume control on the pager only has three levels of volume, although the numbers still progress from 0 to 100. Volume control works as expected through the pager speaker. The volume buttons on any of the earbuds does nothing.

Is the big ugly Unication BT earbud the only one that works correctly?

.

I don't know - everytime I try to get an earbud that is "bone conduction," it covers my ear canal, and I don't want that. Our old tac radios had the sound element behind the ear, which was perfect. That's the sort of thing I'm looking for.

Everytime I see another "Bone conduction" earbud, it just looks like something else that will cover my ear, and that's something I'm trying to get away from. . .

 

[CollinsURG]

Well, this is a bit frustrating. At home, if I am more than maybe three feet from the pager, the Focuspower F10 earbud is being interfered with by a local radio station. At first I thought it was the pager, but then I could recognize a little bit of the broadcast. Very weird since the modulation schemes are in no way compatible. If it were not that it does not occur when very close to the pager, I would have to think it was the audio circuitry of the earbud picking it up. I am 3/4 of a mile from the broadcast antenna. The frequency is 1140 Khz at 1000 watts. This radio station has interfered with other devices, but no other bluetooth devices. If the earbud is in my right ear closest to where the pager sits in the charger there is no interference. If in my left ear and away from the pager, the interference shows up. If I turn my head to the right the interference clears up, since that places the earbud closer to the pager.

The earbud is loud and clear otherwise. I will try it out a few more days.

It would be nice if the pager had a 3.5 mm phone jack. I have a Standard Verizon VHF marine handheld that has a 3.5 mm jack that uses the threaded plug that seals up water tight when inserted and screwed in. You can use other plugs that don't seal up, but I made a pigtail that seals at the radio and let's me plug in any headphone I want to, keeping the radio water tight.