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question about headsets for phones vs. headsets for radio

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ZippyDan

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i bought some headsets for my motorola walkie talkies. the jack looks just like the jack id find on most cell phones or cordless phones. so i picked up some over the ear cell phone headsets. the headset plug fit perfectly (or so it seemed), but didnt work.

went back to the store today and bought headsets that specifically said for radios (er, they only had one to choose from, its not over the ear so i hate it). this one works. whats the difference? they are both the exact same diameter jack, they are both two-channel (mono voice, mono sound). the only difference is that the radio plug is longer by about 2 milimeters. why? who made such a stupid decision

i know most cell phones and cordless phones use a 2.5mm jack. does anyone know what the jack for a motorola walkie talkie is called? (not the two prong jack)
 
Probably trying to get people to buy extra stuff, just like you had to. The evils of commercialism lol. 😉
 
maybe you should give a little more information, like the model of the two way radio you are useing. Motorola has something like 60 models currently in production, and a number of them use diffrent types of headset connectors.
 
tis the sx700r, the full specs say nothing about the headset jack type 🙁 http://direct.motorola.com/ENS/Web_full...untry=USA&language=ENS&productid=29298

i doubt even motorola would be stupid enough to use many different jack types on the majority of their consumer walkie talkies. additionally, the headsets i bought were by jensen, and made no mention of motorola specifically, so im assuming there is probably at least some semi-standard for walkie talkie jacks that is different from the standard 2.5 cell/cordless phone standard. unfortunately the pakaging for the jensen headsets makes no mention of any size or type of jack either. what i really want is an over the ear headset that will work in a two way radio, but without the name or type of the jack standard, it is difficult to search for them. so im hoping someone here can help me with that

also, whats wrong with bumping my own thread if i still havent found an answer? note time between bumps was 10 hours, 9 hours, and 22 days. is that excessive? whats with the nazism 🙁
 
Originally posted by: ZippyDan
tis the sx700r, the full specs say nothing about the headset jack type 🙁 http://direct.motorola.com/ENS/Web_full...untry=USA&language=ENS&productid=29298

i doubt even motorola would be stupid enough to use many different jack types on the majority of their consumer walkie talkies. additionally, the headsets i bought were by jensen, and made no mention of motorola specifically, so im assuming there is probably at least some semi-standard for walkie talkie jacks that is different from the standard 2.5 cell/cordless phone standard. unfortunately the pakaging for the jensen headsets makes no mention of any size or type of jack either. what i really want is an over the ear headset that will work in a two way radio, but without the name or type of the jack standard, it is difficult to search for them. so im hoping someone here can help me with that

also, whats wrong with bumping my own thread if i still havent found an answer? note time between bumps was 10 hours, 9 hours, and 22 days. is that excessive? whats with the nazism 🙁
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AFAIK Motorola is currently useing 7 diffrent types of plugs in their 2-way radio lineups. I think that model uses a single longreach 2.5mm stereo plug. It is the same as a 2.5mm stereo plug except it is 2mm longer. You can buy adapters that will make standard 2.5mm plugs work with it. Try your local Radioshack, they will normally let you try it before you buy it.
 
Originally posted by: ZippyDan
is there any valid reasoning behind this seeming insanity? is a longer plug less likely to come out maybe?
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Yes, that is the exact reason for it. The longer the plug is the more secure it is, the better the metal on metal contact. It is a compromise between the more common 2.5mm plugs and the more professional multi-pin connectors. I will leave it to you to decide if there is any point in making such a compromise at all.
 
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