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If you have a 3.5mm male to male audio cable lying around, this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grace.microphone
Has better latency and quality than WO Mic.
But if you don't, WO Mic is good enough.
Not in stereo. The headphone jack only has a mono input for the mic line. It could be done using a mono input on the mic channel. You'll need use a program like Microphone to get it to play.
You could try sideloading https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grace.microphone
Use this with a Bluetooth headset to use my phone as a power microphone. Might actually try this myself later now you've given me the idea.
I've found a simple solution to at least part of your issue: A cheap old pair of Bluetooth headphones. They all have a built-in microphone (which is more than good enough to hear someone calling for you, as well as other noises) and the Bluetooth has a range of several meters through walls. Place them somewhere in the stairwell, pair them to a PC or laptop in your basement, go to recording device settings in the sound menu, select properties and tick the "Listen to this device" box. Make sure that audio output is set to go to your speakers and not these headphones and you should be able to hear everything that's going on in your house.
I think this should also work with an Android device using an app like this one, although I haven't tested it.
Couple of things...
One; you say with Android. Have you wired the plug correctly into the plug so the headphones out is on the MIC input?
Two; Did you attenuate the audio before hitting phone mic? (Unbalanced circuit: https://i.stack.imgur.com/CZzHz.gif)
Three: Did you adjust the audio output level on radio to be not too loud or quiet?
You can use this app; https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grace.microphone that can relay audio from an input source to an output source; so your radio output can be fed to phone speaker to see how loud/quiet it is.
I use my 5R for APRSDroid and stage 2 and 3 are essentially important for perfect operation.
Hey check this out
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grace.microphone
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=wimlog.com.myandroidtest4
Tried these two apps. Worked as intended.
I use my Android phone, connect it with a headphone cable jack to my PC, then get a Microphone app in Google Play (there's a bunch of them, I use this one). So far, no teammates complained about low volume or static voices, and testing it myself with Steam's voice test I can hear it just fine.
If you have Android, you can use this app. But if your phone doesn't run Android/iOS/Windows Phone then I'm not sure if you will be able to do it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grace.microphone
or search for microphone : https://play.google.com/store/search?q=microphone
the delay is no fun though
Was going to post the task but seems a little silly to post a one liner that just toggles this app....
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grace.microphone
> can I ask what app you're using?
Sure I'm using the app microphone. More details about that are in this thread: Using an Android phone with wired earbuds/mic for mask leak check (no, I'm not kidding!)
> When you stick a few nose wires together, do you ever put them side by side to increase the area, or is it always in a stack?
I don't like the way they look if I put them side to side to increase the area. I arrange them more like a stack, but never more than one on the outside (because if there is more than one on the outside they seem to come loose off... I don't want a loose metal piece right in front of my eye)... the remainder I put in the pocket like shown in the video here. And if I'm putting them into a pocket I might as well put them all into the pocket.
> (sorry if I missed it in a previous post of yours) I think I have a good idea of when I'm getting a good seal, but being able to back it up would give me more confidence.
I'll say for me personally it's a lot more sensitive to detect leakage using the mic than anything else I've tried (I haven't done the medical style fit test).
> I actually modified an aura 9205+ into an earloop mask after reading one of your posts in this sub. The problem is that the auras don't fit me too well. I have a wide face, and the lengthwise dimension is just too small, it squishes my cheeks together and causes a lot of discomfort. I can wear it, but for long periods, it becomes painful.
You probably have a bigger face than me. You definitely wouldn't like the AFFM.. that's too small for me. I like the Powecom because it seems to fit my face well all around, except that darned nose area (which needs modifications).
> Have you done any testing on kf94 masks, specifically adding foam/nose wire?
I've worn a lot of KF94 earlier and did some tinkering and my general impression was I faced the same challenges with the KF94 as with the KN95 in terms of nosesealing (so they may need the same modifications). But I have focused my efforts on Powecom KN95 since it fits me well and haven't played around as much with modifying KF94.