[Elecraft] Heil handmike discontinued.

[vze3v8dt at verizon.net]

Great point, sorry I forgot the normal <lawyer speak> disclaimer.  
Please note that the headset I mentioned is only a single hearpiece 
headset specifically chosen for that reason. 

For all future correspondence from myself and others it is suggested 
that common sense and failing that adherence to the applicable laws 
which are put into place for those who don't have enough of the former. ;^)

Mark, NK8Q



Wayne Reed wrote:

> I hope we all remember that it is illegal to drive with headsets of 
> any kind covering BOTH ears, or did I dream that?
> Wayne, K9NE
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <vze3v8dt at verizon.net>
> To: "EricJ" <eric_csuf at hotmail.com>; "'pa3gyu'" <pa3gyu at amsat.org>; 
> <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 10:52 AM
> Subject: Re: RE: [Elecraft] Heil handmike discontinued.
>
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>> For HF I don't use a hand mic anymore.  Instead I use the Heil BM-5 
>> headset.  Solves a few problems.  I don't like to use an external 
>> speaker for HF mobile as there is so much road noise and band noise 
>> it is difficult to copy weak signals.  The headset is definitely the 
>> way to go to improve the "local signal to noise" ratio.  Also reduces 
>> noise for passengers who may not have an interest in listening to the 
>> HF noise either.  This situation is completely different than a 
>> VHF/UHF rig used on FM which doesn't have the same "local s/n" 
>> issues.  Only problem I still have is that I need a PTT switch or use 
>> VOX.  I don't like to use VOX because if I have passengers in the 
>> vehicle or  accidentally use an explative due to some other bad 
>> driver nearby I don't want to transmit. For PTT I put a momentary 
>> pushbutton in a pill bottle.  Would be cool to mount it to the gear 
>> shifter directly, but I just hold onto the pill bottle.
>>
>> Also found headsets a great asset for contesting as well.  I doubt 
>> I'll ever use hand mics again on HF!
>>
>> Mark, NK8Q
>> K2 4786
>>
>>> From: EricJ <eric_csuf at hotmail.com>
>>> Date: Fri May 27 10:26:47 CDT 2005
>>> To: 'pa3gyu' <pa3gyu at amsat.org>, elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>>> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Heil handmike discontinued.
>>
>>
>>> Probably nothing other than low sales volume.
>>>
>>> I think most hams equate hand mike = cheap mike. OK for mobile work, 
>>> but not
>>> in the shack. So a premium hand mike is probably not going to be a big
>>> seller for any vendor. I have a drawer full of hand mikes from all 
>>> the rigs
>>> I've bought over the years that advertised "Mic Included!".
>>>
>>> I wonder if a guy could just buy the Heil-Icom element and stuff it 
>>> in one
>>> of the thousand Kenwood hand mikes available at every swap meet? 
>>> Anybody had
>>> any experience with that?
>>>
>>> Eric
>>> KE6US
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>>> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of pa3gyu
>>> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 5:12 AM
>>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>>> Subject: [Elecraft] Heil handmike discontinued.
>>>
>>>
>>>> > Heil discontinued the hand mic. Yes, we are working on a new one,
>>>> > but it will be a little bit before we get them to market.
>>>
>>> Which leads to the question: why? Some of us who already have one 
>>> may wonder
>>> what's wrong with it....
>>>
>>> BartW.
>>>
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