[TenTec] Headset Reccomendation

[Barry N1EU]

These guys sell an add-on boom mic to convert headphones to a headset.
 I'm using one now and it works quite well.  It requires +Bias
(electret mic), but that's generally not a problem with Ten-Tec rigs.

http://www.modmic.com/

73,
Barry N1EU

On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Richards <jrichards at k8jhr.com> wrote:
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>  On 1/4/2014 8:35 AM, steve jobes wrote:
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>>          I have a set of radiosport headphones that Ilove. V
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> Yep... headphones like those those are typically used in aviation and auto
> racing because they employ very dense padding and  thick plastic earphone
> receiver cup for serious sound attenuation.    The beauty of the radiosport
> and KOSS and similar aviation sets is the addition of passive noise
> attenuation - you have not LIVED unless you have tried that - I simply
> cannot hear the sound of cooling fans, or the XYL, or anything once those
> are on.
>
> However, I the radiosport model appears to cost $209 for the headset, and
> another $90 for a TT compatible cable...  ouch!   That is if he charges
> separately for the cable... still it seems a bit steep against the
> competition.  YOU DO however, have the advantage that he says it will work
> with your transceiver.   But a $90 cable is just plain excessive in my
> opinion.   Shure, AudioTechnica, BeyerDynamic, Sennheiser, AKG all make
> expensive broadcast and aviation sets, and they don't charge that much for
> cables!
>
> Now, if you just wanted a super headphone, with that 30 dB passive noise
> attenuation, you could find a pair of KOSS Quiet Zone  QZ-99  which AES
> sells for $59 - those are super rugged - as rugged as the aviation sets and
> with as much or more passive noise attenuation and they also sound good -
> you can get them for even less on eBay from many vendors, probably as low as
> $40 -45 from some reputable vendors.
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> If you want a full headset, you can buy similar and equivalent cans from
> various pilot and aviation vendors, and can easily cut the cost to around
> $$100-120, but you might have to install your own foster connector.   Wiring
> an 8 pin foster connector is not too hard... the part cost is around $5.
> HEIL makes one that is a bit bigger and easier to solder and is very well
> made and machined.  Two for $7 typically.
>
> The KOSS x3000 headset I mentioned is a mere $42 delivered, but you must add
> you own connector as it comes with a commercial type Kenwood connector.  I
> have two of these now... probably the best buy in a headset I have ever seen
> - I like them better than the fabled Yamaha CM500 - much better commercial
> grade build, commercial grade microphone, and 30 dB passive noise
> attenuation - but like the aviation sets, they are a bit heavier than most
> other headsets - the attenuation provides a weight-mass tradeoff.
>
> If I was going to spend $250 on a headset, I would buy the AudioTechnica
> BPHS-2,  or the Sennheiser HMD-280,  or the new Shure Shure BRH440M, Shure
> SM-2,  Superluxe MHD-660, which all have superior dynamic microphones that
> match really well to the radios.  If I spent less, I would easily buy a
> lesser expensive pilot headset from any number of eBay vendors that sell
> similar headsets for around $100, or I would buy one with a brand called
> "ASA"  or  "Pilot"  and maybe "Avcomm" from one of these guys, or one of
> several others you find and prefer.   I would suggest a dynamic mic element,
> but the electret models should work fine, but some of the aviation mic
> elements claim to be "amplified" and require between 9 and 28 volts - my
> Omni VII and Orion II supply 10v on pin 2...  you be the judge.
>
> http://www.austinflightcheck.com/
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> or
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> http://www.Pilotshop.com
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> or
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> http://pilot-usa.com/
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>
> Just MY take...  your mileage may differ....
>
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