I also have a BM-10 headset for my Yaesu FT-1000 and I think the audio
stinks. I was using a pair of JVC digital stereo headphones before moving
to the Heil a few months ago. I just wanted the ease of the boom arm being
able to swing up and out of the way while operating CW. My JVC headset was
great, however the original boom arm clip (small greyish/blue clip) broke
very early on when I first got it (it was a VERY cheapo part).
Now with the "better" headset, I find the audio often sounds slightly
distorted and as if there wes something loose on one of the speakers'
cones. VERY hard to isolate the offending crud sound. In a single word
about the Heil headset... "Disapointed" Considering the fact that Bob Heil
was a pioneer in the professional sound reinforcement industry (Large scale
concert sound systems - pioneered quad sound audio for "The Who's,
quadrophenia tour) It seems strange that he is putting out such a cruddy
sounding product.
If more people would try headsets other than Heil, I'm sure they would find
something MUCH better sounding. The only problem to this story is the boom
arm mic. The HC-4 and HC-5 are good sounding mic elements and seem to
match the modern rigs quite well. The cost of those elements are quite
high - I don't understand why.
So... mic part great, headphone part stinks.
73
... Bob, WG9L
At 01:22 AM 3/20/98 -0500, you wrote:
>During the CQ 160 SSB contest I noticed the Heil headset (Yaesu with stereo
>plug) started to act up. At first with all the QRN/QRN I did not think much
>about it, but later it was apparent the headset or the connector in the
>Yaesu was acting up. On the surface the signal seemed to break up, but
>listening closely actually the sound was cutting off in one headset then the
>other..then for a while both headsets worked.
>
>I plugged the headphones into the ICOM and they worked OK. Sounds OK on the
>Yaesu speaker. I tried the other BM-10 (later model wired for ICOM) and
>this exhibits the audio problem discussed many months ago on both the
>contest and Fox Tango reflectors. But except for the mismatch noted by hum
>and the need to raise the audio gain these headphones worked OK.
>
>Took the Yaesu apart and tested the jack wiring and its good...so where does
>the problem come from.. any ideas/anyone with a similiar problem????
>
>Dave K4JRB
>
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