[TenTec] Headphone alarmists

[Mike Hyder -N4NT-]

Operators are not deaf from using TDE headphones for years, those are fresh 
on the market.  Folks have talked about Sony, Heil and every other brand 
imaginable on this reflector and NOBODY has ever suggested that we'll all go 
deaf from them.  Someone mentions these little things and the whole alarmist 
community swings into full alert mode because we're all going to go deaf 
from using $9.99 headphones from CVS.

Now think for a minute...  If we use noise cancelling headphones, then we 
can run our audio signal gain into the headphones at a lower level than if 
it had to overcome more ambient noise.  Thus these TDE headphones will 
preserve hearing.  Problem now is that all the whackos will have them off 
the market because CVS won't want to endure the hand-wringing whiners.  If 
you want a pair, you'd better get a-crackin' to beat those whackos.

In the meantime, all you alarmist types need to get more dogs to walk or 
something.

73, Mike N4NT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX" <RMcGraw at Blomand.Net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 8:08 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Headphone alarmists


How many times have you heard one give a signal report of 59 or such then
followed by "can you repeat your name and QTH"?  Now looking at that analogy
of that report, the 5 = Perfectly readable, and 9 = Extremely strong
signals.  From that we must deduct that the transmitting station's audio was
terrible or the receiving station operator was indeed deaf from using
headphones for years.

73
Bob, K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lee A Crocker" <lee_crocker at yahoo.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 5:39 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Headphone alarmists


> Be very careful,  Its my understanding that even
> writing about headphones can cause a hearing loss
>
> HUH?   WHAT?  I CAN'T HEAR U
>
> Seems to me it isn't the headphones that are the
> problem it's the crankin up the friggin volume thats
> the problem
>
> 73  W9OY