[ARC5] My mil phones - more yet

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Minor correction - HS-23 has 4000 ohm R-14 receivers (as well as the black 
PL-54 instead of red PL-354 or PL-540 bailout plug) instead of the 300 ohm 
ANB-H-1's.  However, the NAF- cushions also fit R-14's.  As do MX-41/AR and 
MC-162.

Robert Downs - Houston
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In a message dated 01/02/2015 16:12:34 PM Central Standard Time, 
aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org writes: 
> On 1/2/2015 2:21 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
> >OK. So they are HS-23s with a 4K impedance.
> 
> Then you're in luck.  The ones in the ebay offering appear to be 
> NAF-48490-1, which do fit USAAF HS-23 or HS-33 headsets with ANB-H1 or 
> H1A elements.  The notches allow headbands that engage either pair out 
> of the four pivot points on the element.  They also work fine for Navy 
> aircraft headphones (duh...NAF = Naval Air Facility)
> 
> >According to what I have found so far, I don't understand why they have a
> >PL-354 on them though...
> 
> Nor do I.  The red PL-354 was used to identify a low impedance HS-33 
> headset during the period when both HS-23 and HS-33 headsets were in use.
> 
> 73,
> Mike  KC4TOS