"I have been contesting for many years and find that the pressure on the
ears from the headphones and the pressure on the butt from prolonged sitting
are both painful. I use Heil headphones and asked them about the headphone
pressure problem at Dayton. They said to just pull the sides apart and
stretch the band. It won't break. I know this sounds stupidly elementary,
but I was always afraid of breaking them so I had not tried this."
I found the Heil headsets, while wonderful, way too bulky to do 45 hours in
a contest without fatigue and even pain at the end. I now use the Bose QC15
with a boom mic add on and it is wonderful. The Heil sits in the draw as a
back up or when I multi op with my wife Christine, KB1PQN.
For sitting, I have found that once each day in the contest, standing for at
least an hour, helps a lot. I am able to adjust the screen and prop up the
keyboard. I usually do it during a pretty high rate hour since I am not
able to SO2R at the same time.
73
Ed N1UR
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