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Icom VS-3 Bluetooth headset review

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CW operation

  • The signal is delayed by 30ms, so it is not possible to keying CW from the local paddle. On the oscilloscope we see the yellow original CW dots at a speed of 28 WPM and on the blue waveform the audio is delayed via the VS-3 Bluetooth module.
  • The telegraph signal rings/rattles unpleasantly in high tones. Audio is at the limit of applicability. It would probably be enough to add a simple low pass filter. The emphasis on high tones can be seen on the next sweep measurement in SSB mode.

SSB operation

  • Signal delay in SSB mode does not matter. The audio accentuates the higher notes, but it's not annoying. On the image from the oscilloscope we see a yellow signal representing the original audio from the headphone output, which slightly suppresses the higher tones. The blue waveform shows the audio from the Icom VS-3 Bluetooth module, which significantly emphasizes high notes and adds noise.
  • It is a one-second chirp with a 6kHz lift.

PTT

  • The PTT button is very practical and works flawlessly.

Conclusion

  • The latency of the audio signal delay is a property, it is not a device error.
  • Suppression of high frequencies would probably improve the useful properties of the device, which are good except for the CW mode.
icom-vs-3-bluetooth-headset-review.txt · Last modified: 2024/01/28 18:23 by ok1hra