[Elecraft] Which Heil Prosets should we carry?

[Stewart Baker]

My "Baptism of Fire" was with MD4K on the IOM in CQWW MM .
Thirty seconds after the contest started I was in shock..Five 
other operators, all in the same small room shouting their heads 
off. Transmitting  CQ and callsign, and hearing the same said by 
others, albeit not quite in sync is quite off-putting !

That fact they are GOOD OPERATORS was shown in the results table 
when it was published. They managed just fine.

The Heil headsets were about as good as a "Chocolate Fire Guard", 
however eventually my brain started filtering out the background 
noise. 

73
Stewart G3RXQ


On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:00:34 -0800, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> Toby wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> -----------------------------------
>
> Anyone who knows how to operate a radio doesn't shout at the 
mic, no matter
> what!
>
> Maybe a little consultation on technique before the next contest 
would
> improve his score and your sanity.
>
> Maybe a huge sign on the wall: GOOD OPERATORS DON'T SHOUT!
>
> Just the same, it's hard to have several people talking in the 
same room
> while trying to hear marginal audio.  That does require the most 
isolating
> 'phones you can get.
>
> Ron AC7AC
>
>
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