[UK-CONTEST] Microphone / Headset Question

[Andy Cook, G4PIQ]

For at least the last 15 years my standard headset is a 79p Tandy (now that
says how old) Electret insert with a piece of foam round it as a windsheild,
attached to a piece of heavy duty single core wire as a flexible boom
clamped onto the headphones with a cable tie. You do need to add bias via a
resistor to make it work if your Mic line doesn't have bias on it. Heaps of
output, dirt cheap (if you ignore the fact I now like to use my Bose noise
cancelling headphones to eliminate amplifier blower noise!) and decent
quality. It's done OK in a few contests...

73,

Andy, G4PIQ

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Adrian Rees (MW1LCR)
Sent: 03 February 2009 18:12
To: 'UK Contest reflector'
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Microphone / Headset Question



Erm, this maybe slightly OT, if so, apologies for the bandwidth.

I use an FT736R for VHF/UHF contesting and I want to buy a headset to use
with it. My usual, cheapskate way is to use a 99p headset from ebay, and
wire it it up. This has worked well with my 756ProII and other modern
transceivers.

However, the 736 use's a dynamic mic and the headset's for 99p don't work.
So anyone got any suggestions as to what headset I could try. 

I am reluctant to use the lower piced Heil one's as I've seen them fall to
pieces, and the more robust ones are significantly more expensive, and I
can't justify the cost.

Reply off list if you think its O/T.

Thanks

Adrian MW1LCR


 

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