[TenTec] New Orion I v2 Firmware version: 2.062a

[W1XT]

Hi Lee, Thanks for the info for everyone. Where did you get the Trimm 
headsets? Probably not available any more.... <GRIN>

--Bob W1XT, Surprise, AZ
ex W3HGN from (home town) Bethlehem, PA.




On May 26, 2007, at 7:58 AM, wa3fiy at radioadv.com wrote:

> On 26 May 2007 at 10:25, K4IA at aol.com wrote:
>
>>
>> Sidetone audio is tinny.  Sounds like a set of old headphones I had  
>> with a
>> metal diaphragm.  Very fatiguing to listen to.
>>
>
> Interesting!   I have about a dozen different headsets around here 
> from aircraft style to
> Koss stereo HiFi, various types from the FM broadcast station and two 
> pairs of Trimm
> Professionals, the ones with a metal diaphragm.  Guess which I prefer 
> on CW?  Yep, the
> Trimm's.  They have a nice clean, crisp sound unmatched by all the 
> others.  Very
> uncomfortable though until I found some Radio Shack foam pads that fit 
> perfectly.
>
> Just goes to show how different our preferences are and what 
> challenges equipment
> designers have in designing equipment that works well for all users.  
> A lot more difficult
> job than we might think.
>
> Everyone have a nice Memorial Day and please remember and honor those 
> who gave
> their lives that the rest of us could be free.
>
> 73,
>
> -Lee-
> WA3FIY
>
>
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