[Elecraft] Which Heil Prosets should we carry?

[David Wilburn]

One contest group purchases the Bose NR headsets, and then adds a mike
boom to them.
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David Wilburn
k4dgw at k4dgw.com
K4DGW
K2 S/N 5982


On Fri, 2007-12-28 at 23:00 +0100, Toby Deinhardt wrote:
> 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.
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