[TenTec] RESEND Scout Headset (was curious)

[Charlie Chisholm]

The Japan Radio headphones are 600 ohm and work fine
on the scout -
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/head/0682.html
They are a little bulky for portable use, but the
sound is excellent.
- Charlie

--- ARDUJENSKI at aol.com wrote:
> (Oooops cleaned up the text a bit--sorry)
> 
> The SCOUT is set up for 600 OHM headsets. There are
> no mods and 600 ohm 
> headsets are not readily available except thru
> surplus. The SCOUT MANUAL only 
> 
> talks about inserting a 4-8 ohm set plug mid way in.
> First off I would say 
> most 
> Scout operators use headsets and secondly the
> screech from using the headsets 
> 
> this way is almost deafening. I am curious if there
> was some method to 
> this madness. When contacting Ten Tec you get little
> or no advice, the web 
> offers little advice, and querries to the news
> groups you get at least a 
> dozen 
> methods to come up with some sort of matching
> circuit. My question is why 
> make a vital circuit (headphone) so difficult to use
> and provide no guidance? 
> 
> Or have I missed something along the way? One would
> think a circuit as 
> important as a headset would be more than an
> afterthought
> 
> Alan KB7MBI
> 
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