Topband: best headphones for cw

Richard (Rick) Karlquist richard at karlquist.com
Fri Jun 17 19:23:39 EDT 2016


I have a pair of Sony noise cancelling phones.
Once you try NC phones, you will never go
back to conventional ones.  Now if we could
just get someone to make a set with a microphone.
But you asked about CW, so that doesn't matter.
There is an issue with RF getting into them,
so they might not be good for multi op stations.
For single op, your sidetone might sound weird.
Obviously, that is highly variable and you have
to just try it and see.  YMMV.

Rick N6RK

On 6/17/2016 3:55 PM, n0tt1 at juno.com wrote:
> I like my QC-15 noise cancelling headphones!  Worth
> the money and they DO cancel-out fan noise from the
> K3 and my KW amp.  I don't have any clacking
> relays when I key, so I can't comment on that.  I use
> an adapter for the 1/8" plug on the QC's.
>
> 73,
> Charlie, N0TT
>
> On Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:07:33 -0400 Charles Yahrling
> <cfytech24x7 at gmail.com> writes:
>> Looking for tips for headphone types for K3, CW only, so need 1/4
>> inch
>> stereo jack.
>>
>> Object is to isolate from ambient noise in the shack, such as relay
>> clatter
>> from 1K-FA amp when keying.
>>
>> Been using a cheap set that came with Yamaha keyboard - I like how
>> they
>> attenuate hi freq band noise, but
>> tend to overdrive at high audio gain levels. Main problem is relay
>> noise,
>> which throws off my keying at times.
>>
>> tnx in advance
>>
>> 73, chuck AB1VL
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