[CQ-Contest] Cheap Alternative

Jay, WX0B wx0b at arraysolutions.com
Fri May 1 09:13:00 EDT 1998


MIke,
Years ago I put a Heil mic on a RS Pro headset.  It lasted for a few
contests then the headset elements developed a buzz and distortion from
cw signals.  Hope yours lasts longer.
Jay

Mike wrote:
> 
> Hey all you guys looking for a cheap alternative to the Heil Proset, the
> answer just arrived.
> Radio Shack has a Headset with attached microphone that resembles a Heil
> Proset, and they are on sale this month for 29.95. The guys at the store
> were nice enough to let me take it apart and look inside. with very little
> work(removing a small bit of plactic used to hold the stock element in
> place) You could install a Heil Element. Total price including Heil element
> about 60 bucks!
> one thing that is extremely different is that the microphone comes off of
> the opposite side as the Heil, but no biggy!
> I had to replace My Proset as I gave mine to Z31JA while visiting
> Macedonia, so will report on how it works.
> 
> 73
> Mike...NO6X most recently d.b.a. Z38X & Z38/NO6X
> 
> Oh yeah, I have no monitary intrest in either Radio Shack or Heil, for
> those wondering. Just a cheap Ham like many others
> 
> Check out my home page at http://home.inreach.com/no6x
> 
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