Hi, I have been searching for a perfect headset for 48 hour contest operation and found Bose A20 aviation headset being highly praised by pilots for comfort as well as noise cancelling. Looks like an
No doubt the A20 headset is very good, but several reasons (to me) for not purchasing this headset. First and foremost, at $1095, this is certainly not a reasonable ham purchase for contesting. And s
The Bose are one of the most comfortable headsets and light weight headsets you can find and they have an advantage most headsets hams use do not. They are noise canceling and virtually take you out
If you don´t need active noise cancellation I like to suggest the Sennheiser HMD46 which I use. http://www.sennheiser-aviation.com/air-traffic-control_500466 As I am wearing glasses and having a rela
I love my Bose QC15! $300.00 but very well worth it. And they are perfect for flying! 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tower
There are a number of ligh weight, high quality, passive, aviation headsets that don't cost a fortune and have over 30 db of noise attenuation. I have the Heil Pro set Elite and I can handle those fo
Hi Tonno, Check the technical data page of the HMD 46-3-6. The mic capsule is a dynamic one with a 200 ohms transducer. I use it on all my radios, Icom transceivers IC-751A, 765, IC-740 and Flex SDR-
Hi Tonno, All HME version are electret, you have to look up the HMD 46-3-6. http://www.sennheiser-aviation.com/air-traffic-control_500466 73 Peter That is strange, I just checked the page: http://www
Oops - wrong reflector. Try cq-contest@contesting.com for lots of good info. OTOH thoughtful posts on tower and HF antenna projects are always welcome. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TT ADMIN __________________
I agree completely with W4BQF on this matter. For connection info, see the audio section of my RFI tutorial, and the Power Point on Ham Interfacing. http://audiosystemsgroup.com/publish.htm 73, Jim K