[Elecraft] Which Heil Prosets should we carry?

[Toby Deinhardt]

Hi,

 > 25 db supression earphones that put your head in a vise are bad enough
 > for a 5 hour flight.  I would not relish that for a 48 hour contest.

Just try and work multi-2 SSB using Heil with the other OP less than 6 
feet away "shouting", "NEGATIVE my call is delta delta five foxtrot zulu 
denmark denmark one two three four five florida zanzibar ..." I find it 
almost impossible. Most of the serious contesters here in southern and 
eastern Bavaria use passive suppression pilot headsets, so I'm not the 
only one who prefers them. I can see that the pressure on the ears might 
be a reason not to want to use this kind of headset. They are a fairly 
tight fit, but I still prefer them to every Heil Headset I have come 
across, because of the 25dB suppression. I would not call them a vise 
though.

vy 73 de toby


PS: Panzerkopfhörer (e.g. for camera operators at rock concerts) are 
much less comfortable but have even more passive suppression of the 
surroundings. They are also very heavy.