I found a great BT audio accessory for the G5

[K4RBT]

I wonder if a bone conduction earphone would bypass the part of my ear that is causing tinnitus (constant whistles that sometimes beat together) and the high frequency loss. I have seen bone conduction headsets for fire department use to overcome the losses caused by the work environment. Only, they are about a $1000 a pop. They are specific to the radio and no BT.
It may be simpler to wait for new hearing aids the have BT.
I like the idea of connect to the head in a vehicle. My Nissan Frontier has connectivity and it is easy to link anything. I like to not mess with a cell phone while driving but this makes it somewhat safer. Quick on and off of a call, back to the the driving 100%.

 

[wb4sqi]

I wonder if a bone conduction earphone would bypass the part of my ear that is causing tinnitus (constant whistles that sometimes beat together) and the high frequency loss. I have seen bone conduction headsets for fire department use to overcome the losses caused by the work environment. Only, they are about a $1000 a pop. They are specific to the radio and no BT.
It may be simpler to wait for new hearing aids the have BT.
I like the idea of connect to the head in a vehicle. My Nissan Frontier has connectivity and it is easy to link anything. I like to not mess with a cell phone while driving but this makes it somewhat safer. Quick on and off of a call, back to the the driving 100%.

I have Nuear HA’s and Starkey Halo 2’s, both BT, neither will connect to my G5, only my phone. I don’t believe bone conduction devices will help with tinnitus but possibly could be loud enough to over ride the whistle sound. There are so many variables with BT and hearing devices that only an engineer can decipher.

If Unication would release the 1.3 firmware I’m sure we would have more BT options.

 

[K4RBT]

I have the Starkey Halo 2 and have trouble linking to my iPhone 8. Phone connects like a rabbit in my Frontier, just push the button. This is my second set from Starkey. Drown the first pair getting in to the first shower aft a full left knee replacement. My sister got her hearing aides at Costco, they have an audiologist in the store for profiling your hearing. Looked them up on-line, great reviews and 1/2 the cost of the Starkeys.
Since I cannot use headphones with the aides, I designed an equalizer that matches the frequency loss. Ah, getting old (at least that is what they attribute things that are breaking)!

 

[wb4sqi]

I have the Starkey Halo 2 and have trouble linking to my iPhone 8. Phone connects like a rabbit in my Frontier, just push the button. This is my second set from Starkey. Drown the first pair getting in to the first shower aft a full left knee replacement. My sister got her hearing aides at Costco, they have an audiologist in the store for profiling your hearing. Looked them up on-line, great reviews and 1/2 the cost of the Starkeys.
Since I cannot use headphones with the aides, I designed an equalizer that matches the frequency loss. Ah, getting old (at least that is what they attribute things that are breaking)!

Got my Halo 2’s from the VA. I’ve used them with iPhone 7, 8, 10xr and 11. Some days the phone will pair, most days not unless I reboot the phone. The NuEar’s pair every time but are in need of repair. I use Apple AirPods with both HA’s with no issues. I also use full coverage headphones with my HA’s at home in the shack.

The Unication G5 has much better audio for me than either of my Uniden scanners but there are times when I want/need to listen privately. I recognize that the Unication radios are pagers and there is little need for BT accessories but I’m hoping firmware 1.3 gets a full BT commitment.

 

[cavmedic]

I have a set of these I use when biking ..... I may have to give them a try

 

[fmulder13]

I’m running 1.4 and have found these to be basically unusable. They connect, but they take so long to unmute that transmissions or beginnings of transmissions are missed entirely.

 

[CFP387]

...transmissions or beginnings of transmissions are missed entirely.

To avoid missing the beginning of a tx, enable voice buffering.

Has anyone else had success with the Aftershokz Bluetooth brand?

 

[stevez97]

If you do a search for "Aftershokz" on this site, you will find a number of discussions of such.

One of the examples is: Bone Conduction Headphones With Unication G4/5

In short, yes, they work pretty well. I have a pair myself, and so far, I would say they are one of the better/best solutions that I have utilized at this point.

 

[WX4JCW]

I got these today, they work really well, you can use them as Single or dual

Wireless Earbuds with Immersive Sound True 5.0 Bluetooth in-Ear Headphones with 2000mAh Charging Case Easy-Pairing Stereo Calls/Touch Control/Built-in Microphones/IPX7 Sweatproof/Deep Bass for Sports https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0876538NH/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_QC46Fb3AGE4XZ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

[disasterops]

Has anyone tried a pair of AirPod pro with the Unication any opinions ? Is the Bluetooth audio clear ?

 

[PapaG]

As I type this, I’m listening to my G5 with a pair of AirPod Pro’s and the audio is crystal clear.

 

[gspivey]

Has anyone been able to pair aeropex AfterShokz with a g5 version 1.31? I'm not having any luck.

 

[gspivey]

Disregard that. I got it paired. I was trying to pair under bt device tab rather than the earphone tab on the g5. You have to use earphone tab.

 

[CFP387]

Disregard that. I got it paired.

How do you like it so far? I have an aeropex AfterShokz and it works really well with v1.31.

 

[gspivey]

I like it a lot. The audio is very clear, and it automatically connects easily.

 

[llzel]

how to pair airpods to G4 with new 1.31?

 

[WX4JCW]

nevermind i figured it out


How To Put Your AirPods Into Bluetooth Pairing Mode

1. Put your AirPods into the Charging Case.
2. Keep the lid of your Charging Case open.
3. Press and hold the setup button on the back of the Charging Case.
4. When the status light begins to flash white, your AirPods are in Bluetooth pairing mode.

then you can search on the Unication for the AirPods and connect

 

[djbisme]

For those using the Apple Airpods Pro, here is how you turn-off the incoming beep every time there is audio (gets annoying...). I believe this works with other BT headsets that support the incoming beep option (it is headset specific, not Unication specific).

 

[blackbelter]

Air Pods can pair up with G4/5 pagers, however in my experience in order to hear the traffic clearly, you must turn the pager volume to plus 70. When not using the AirPods, pagers volume remains @ 40-45.

 

[djbisme]

Air Pods can pair up with G4/5 pagers, however in my experience in order to hear the traffic clearly, you must turn the pager volume to plus 70. When not using the AirPods, pagers volume remains @ 40-45.

I have found the same regarding the volume setting. One thing that helps is to turn the noise cancelling feature of the AirPods ON. Audio is very clear and easy to hear inside, at least. There are probably better solutions for noisy environments.