[CQ-Contest] Comfortable Headphones?

[TOMK5RC at aol.com]

I bit the bullet last year and bought the Bose headphones. They are one of 
the best investments I've made since my first memory keyer. They cancel all 
of the fan noise and there is little you hear besides signals. I have had 
them on for 8 hour stretches with no discomfort, which is more than I can say 
for the rest of the collection in my headphone graveyard..

I took the mic from my old Heil headset and ty-wrapped the mount to the Bose 
and it has worked well for SSB contests. The only minor annoyance is that 
some RF gets into the amplifier unit that is close to the plug end of the 
cord. I do have to keep a stock of AAA batteries handy. They last about 6 
weeks of daily use.

Tom, K5RC

PS: The photo in the new NCJ of me asleep at the switch was taken at K5XI 
when I got stuck on 160. The technique is something I have been perfecting 
for 40 years, "sleeping while tuning."

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