[TenTec] Using David Clark phones (and boom mic) with Omni VI+?

[N3XX]

Musician's Friend is way high on the price.  Google Yamaha CM-500, and most 
places are asking below 50 bucks.

73,
Tim - N3XX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <w4wst at cox.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Cc: "Rick W" <ve7tk at yahoo.ca>
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Using David Clark phones (and boom mic) with Omni VI+?


> Get a YAMAHA CM-500 headset from MUSICIAN's FRIEND and you will throw 
> everything else (including HEIL) away. They cost $59.95 and the audio 
> reports with an ORION 11 are as good as my EV RE-27 studio mike. They come 
> with a very small inline battery box for two AAAA batteries to power the 
> mic element.
> harry w4wst
> ---- Rick W <ve7tk at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>> Rich I am using an
>> older David Clark boom set (H10-30). I do NOT recommend the noise 
>> canceling
>> microphone. It will work BUT the audio is quite constrained. In my 1st 
>> on-air
>> test with the H10-30 I asked for an audio report and a "white cane" ham 
>> came back to me. He
>> said "it sounds like you're using one of those noise canceling
>> microphones!"
>>
>> In my opinion, the
>> D-C element is excellent for inside an aircraft but not for ham radio. So 
>> I
>> built a mic element holder out of some 1/2 inch plexiglass and inserted a 
>> cheap
>> Radio Shack electret element. The T-T rig voltage on the mic connector 
>> provides
>> appropriate bias. I ordered a D-C wind sock cover and I was in business. 
>> I use
>> this combination with my Argo V and previously with my Omni V. In the 
>> future I
>> hope to replace the electret with a Heil dynamic element.
>>
>> The REALLY nice
>> thing about the David Clark's is the ease of getting replacement parts. 
>> Even
>> here in BC parts are usually only 24 hours away! I have replaced ear 
>> cushions
>> and ear covers over the years.
>>
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> VE7TK
>> Website: http://www3.telus.net/ve7tk
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> [TenTec] Using David Clark phones (and boom mic) with Omni
>> VI+?
>>
>>
>> "Richard Lee" <kirkaby at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:09:05 -0400
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I was considering buying a pair of David Clark headphones (specifically,
>> HS10-13 S). Anybody using these with the Omni VI+? How about some other
>> David Clark model? The HS10-13 S comes with the M-7A noise-canceling
>> amplified electret mic, which requires a bias voltage.
>>
>> For anybody using them with the VI+, how do you like them? How are your
>> audio reports? How do you have them hooked up? If you are taking the bias
>> voltage from the rig, are you having any trouble with RF?
>>
>> Thanks for any help and/or comments.
>>
>> 73,
>> -Rich, W2EG
>>
>>
>>
>>
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