[TenTec] question on adapters
Peter V. Inskeep
pinskeep@iglou.com
Wed, 02 Jun 1999 10:22:40 -0400
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Hi Scott,
I use a Heil HC-5 boom mike headset with my Omni VI plus. I am quite satisfied
with it in so far as listening goes. Heil makes adapters for their
headset/boom mike to fit many radios, the Ten-Tec among them. I talked with
the Heil sales rep at Dayton about their adapter for the Ten-Tec. She said it
is four-pin, and fits most modern Ten-Tecs.
My Omni VI has a four pin mic connector, with the one on the Omni itself being
a four-pin male. The HC-5 has two connectors. One, for the earphones, is a
quarter inch male stereo plug that will fit directly into the "phones" female
port on the front of the Omni VI. Thus, the Heil HC-5 can be used as earphones
without modification.
The other plug, for the boom mike, is a one eighth inch mono plug (not RCA
type). Both the earphone plug and the boom mike plug are together at the end
of a seven foot long wire emanating from the headset.
The adapter I got from Heil is a set of wires about 7 inches long.. The
"split" end has female ports to receive both the one quarter and one eighth
inch plugs. The two wires then merge, are covered with heat shrink, and
terminate in a four-pin male mike connector. This won't fit the Omni VI, which
is also male. Instead, it is intended to go into a foot switch device. This I
don't have. I guess that the foot switch then has wires coming out of it that
would in turn go into the phones and mic plugs on the Omni. Thus, unless one
buys or makes a foot switch device, the adapter is of no direct use. I suspect
that one could buy the appropriate foot switch from Heil, as well.
It is easier to forgo the adapter and just make a switch box with the
appropriate ports in it to receive the HC-5 earphone and mike plugs. Then run
wires to the Omni. I made such a device for my Delta 580, but with a hand
activated push to talk switch on the box, and an on/off switch to use vox.
I've yet to make the same for the Omni.
As I write this I am listening to an EV1 station run dx on 15 meters. My
S-Meter needle is not moving at all. Yet, he is almost full copy on the Heil
earphones. I enjoy using them as they seem to "hear good." The earmuffs do
get a bit hot here in the KY summers, but my radio room A/C does not pull S-9
all the time! When I used the boom mike with the Delta 580 I got good reports,
and it sure was nice to just be able to run vox and talk as I swung around the
operating table from computer to radio, etc. I need to make an adapter for the
Omni VI soon.
I don't think you can go wrong with the Heil.
Pete Inskeep, NO2D
Pewee Valley, KY
Scott Howell wrote:
> ok, am thinking of getting a Heil headset/boom mic. I dont' have any use
> really for the mic, but figured since I can't have one without the other, I
> might as well make an adapter for the silly thing.
> Its a 1/8th plug that needs to connect to my Omni-V. I know I need a four
> pin connector. Does anyone know the pin layout for the Omni, and is it hard
> to solder those pins.
> oh, and where can I get the connector...rs?
> tnx es 73 de Scott/n3byy
>
> btw, if anyone has used these and would comment on them and their
> performance with the Omni-v, I'd appreciate it.
>
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Hi Scott,
<p>I use a Heil HC-5 boom mike headset with my Omni VI plus. I am
quite satisfied with it in so far as listening goes. Heil makes adapters
for their headset/boom mike to fit many radios, the Ten-Tec among them.
I talked with the Heil sales rep at Dayton about their adapter for the
Ten-Tec. She said it is four-pin, and fits most modern Ten-Tecs.
<p>My Omni VI has a four pin mic connector, with the one on the Omni itself
being a four-pin male. The HC-5 has two connectors. One, for
the earphones, is a quarter inch male stereo plug that will fit directly
into the "phones" female port on the front of the Omni VI. Thus,
the Heil HC-5 can be used as earphones without modification.
<p>The other plug, for the boom mike, is a one eighth inch mono plug (not
RCA type). Both the earphone plug and the boom mike plug are together
at the end of a seven foot long wire emanating from the headset.
<p>The adapter I got from Heil is a set of wires about 7 inches long..
The "split" end has female ports to receive both the one quarter and one
eighth inch plugs. The two wires then merge, are covered with heat
shrink, and terminate in a four-pin male mike connector. This won't
fit the Omni VI, which is also male. Instead, it is intended to go
into a foot switch device. This I don't have. I guess that
the foot switch then has wires coming out of it that would in turn go into
the phones and mic plugs on the Omni. Thus, unless one buys or makes
a foot switch device, the adapter is of no direct use. I suspect
that one could buy the appropriate foot switch from Heil, as well.
<p>It is easier to forgo the adapter and just make a switch box with
the appropriate ports in it to receive the HC-5 earphone and mike plugs.
Then run wires to the Omni. I made such a device for my Delta 580,
but with a hand activated push to talk switch on the box, and an on/off
switch to use vox. I've yet to make the same for the Omni.
<p>As I write this I am listening to an EV1 station run dx on 15 meters.
My S-Meter needle is not moving at all. Yet, he is almost full copy
on the Heil earphones. I enjoy using them as they seem to "hear good."
The earmuffs do get a bit hot here in the KY summers, but my radio room
A/C does not pull S-9 all the time! When I used the boom mike with
the Delta 580 I got good reports, and it sure was nice to just be able
to run vox and talk as I swung around the operating table from computer
to radio, etc. I need to make an adapter for the Omni VI soon.
<p>I don't think you can go wrong with the Heil.
<p>Pete Inskeep, NO2D
<br>Pewee Valley, KY
<p>Scott Howell wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>ok, am thinking of getting a Heil headset/boom mic.
I dont' have any use
<br>really for the mic, but figured since I can't have one without the
other, I
<br>might as well make an adapter for the silly thing.
<br>Its a 1/8th plug that needs to connect to my Omni-V. I know I need
a four
<br>pin connector. Does anyone know the pin layout for the Omni, and is
it hard
<br>to solder those pins.
<br>oh, and where can I get the connector...rs?
<br>tnx es 73 de Scott/n3byy
<p>btw, if anyone has used these and would comment on them and their
<br>performance with the Omni-v, I'd appreciate it.
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