[CQ-Contest] Reducing Pain in Ears and Bum while Contesting

[Chuck Dietz]

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.