I made a discovery on the perpetual problem of wearing glasses and headphones at the same time -- the discomfort you get where the headphones press on your ears, which press on your glasses behind yo
Try some in-the-ear phones, instead of over-the-ear, at least for CW where you don't need a mic attached. My current favorite is the Sony MDR-W08. They weigh about a half an ounce and cost under $10!
Boy, I'd be drilling holes in my headphones and making little arms out front so that I could mount the glasses in some sort of flip-down config. Now that the frames are toast there is nothing holding
The titanium wire rim granny glasses, like my John Lennon's from the 60s, have such a much smaller diameter that I can't feel them under my headphones. Barry, W5GN -- The world's top contesters battl
you probably are using the wrong headphones, I have no problems at all with my Sennheiser boommount with open headphones anymore; before it was impossible to wear Heil headphones longer then 3 hours
I have worn glasses with thin wire temples since I was in the navy and they were required for use so we could use emergency air masks. There is no problem with pressure from headphones on the thin wi
I don't know about you guys with REAL glasses, but I am now wearing "dime-store readers" when I operate contests. I hook the ear hooks over the tops of the headphone ear covers. With the dime-store g
I've been wearing glasses for 20 years now. 95% of my operating time I use my headphones...... (Heil Pro-Set Plus, and before those the Micro-Pro). Never had problems with headphones pushing on my ey
I guess I'm fortunate to need glasses only for reading, TV and driving. I was experiencing the same problem while operating with my glasses and headphones while operating. Then, I tried it without g
Rich I know exactly what you're talking about! Have had the same problem for years. And ear plug like designs started hurting after a few hours also. There are options, however. Years ago I bought a
Bob, I used those Telex headphones years ago, probably in the 60s and 70s, and I'm pleased to learn they are still made. They're not real sturdy; I remember gluing them together after they broke. The
My glasses have what are called comfort loops. They go over the ear and wrap around. Very little problem with headset for 36 hrs of contesting. I was first given these when in the USAF for use with h
I've had a similar pair of Telex headphones for 25 years, but can't use them any more, since they are monophonic, and all the current radios I use require stereo headphones to differentiate receiver