Gary L. Batchellor wrote:

> There was a device marketed called the "bone fone" that fit
 > er the shoulders and transmitted the sound directly into the
 > ody. As I remember it was marketed specifically for those wanting
 > to listen to a radio without "annoying" those around them.

Man, does that bring back memories...I had one of these things in junior
high school (let's see, that was when I was 12, way too many years ago.)

It fit well under my jacket and I'd listen to tunes in study hall.  It
didn't quite work as advertised--there was still some sonic energy
travelling directly from the speakers to the ears--but it was
surprisingly "hi-fi" even though much of the sound was indeed conducted
through skin/bone.

I finally did get busted when the study hall monitor noticed me reaching
under my jacket to adjust the volume/tuning :=)

-Johnathan, AE6HO

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