[CQ-Contest] Headphones...hard wired

[Barry]

The worst headphones I ever experienced were at a HST competition. They 
were Russian military headphones that reminded me of the image of Uncle 
Fster with his head in a vice.  Not sure if this list accepts pictures, 
but guess we'll find out:



Getting back to the original question, I prefer ear buds and have a set 
of J2 jbuds.  In the days I did operate the entire contest, I could wear 
them the whole time without discomfort.

Barry W2UP


On 12/6/2017 12:41 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 12/6/2017 7:47 AM, Ria Jairam wrote:
>> I use an Arlan Communications RadioSport headset.
>
> I have a contrarian view of that family of headsets. I've tried them 
> on several times, when they were first introduced and in the last year 
> at Visalia. I find them to be VERY uncomfortable, to the point of 
> being an instrument of torture. Anyone considering one of these 
> headsets ought to try them on. Even better, trying borrowing a set and 
> wearing it for a long contest session.
>
> Many years ago, in my role as sound system consultant, I had one of 
> the early Sennheiser noise cancelling headsets, and was able to try it 
> out on a couple of airline flights. I liked it, and found it pretty 
> effective. That was at least 25 years ago, and it's reasonable to 
> expect that designs by quality mfrs have improved.
>
> Two cautions. First, try them out for RFI. Second, avoid anything with 
> digital signal processing -- the latency could make it difficult to 
> send with a paddle.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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