[Elecraft] Quality Ham Headphones? WITH A BOOM MIC

[Bill NY9H]

Keep in mind,  Labtec also sells boom mic headsets .... which  takes 
care of another requirement  a microphone.
They are sold as computer headsets , but have a nice electret element 
, just perfect for the K2 or icom radios. Some of the headsets even 
have the nice leatherlike ear cushions...

Altec ....( Sparkomatic , the cars stereo people bought the Altec 
name for consumer products)  sold a bunch of nice headsets... which 
appear to be discontinued and sold off to some closeout houses...

http://www.costcentral.com/product-list/Headsets_Microphones/170/Altec_Lansing_Technologies/Z00396/

if you handy with a soldering iron , make a box to interface the 
headset mic plugs to go into a 8 pin foster plug. That way any of the 
computer headsets will be pluggable. The headphones will plug right 
in....just the mic plug needs to be adapted/interfaced,,,,  If it is 
an electret mic element  ( and they usually are ) the level will be 
fine!.  My computer headset fits into my K@ pelican case for "vacations."

bill  ny9h