[Elecraft] Heil life

[Greg - AB7R]

I don't think I will ever buy another Heil headset.  My quiet phones plus were cutting out anytime 
the cable moved.  So I took the phones apart and could not believe how cheaply these things were 
put together.  The soldering of the wires to this little PCB looked like they were done by a 5th 
grader and was the cause of my problem.  There was no heat shrink used on any of the bare wires 
and so when there was movement of the cable exiting the earpiece it was causing a couple wires to 
short.  I resoldered them and used heat shrink and now they're back to working again.  Performance 
wise I love them.  They REALLY cut out the noise from my amp and computer.  But I think my next 
purchase will be something a bit more sturdy.

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73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065


On Mon Aug 25  1:02 , Charles Harpole  sent:

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>My Heil full muff headset/mic broke (at the base of the mic boom) after its
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>23rd year of continuous ham service.  Now for $45 plus shipping
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>I will get it brought back to full life via Heil Hospital.
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>Of course, I never threw it, nor sat on it.  
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>I happily own the Pro Set Plus, the same for ICOM, the BM-10 
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>which went to 9N several times and to VU4 and the BM style on
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>the ear for ICOM.  So I am a satisfied user.  73,
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>Charles Harpole
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>k4vud at hotmail.com
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>> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:36:49 -0700
>> From: cw at dx.nl
>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Suitable headphones for K3
>>
>>
>> Hi Jack,
>>
>> I have a Beyer Dynamic DT109 headset. This is a professional headset used in
>> studios etc, and it is much more rugid than the flimsy Heil plastic toys
>> (Sorry for Heil, electrically and audio-wise they are fine, but mechanically
>> they simply fall apart after 2 years or so). I bought it in Singapore for
>> S$400 which equals ~US$300. It comes in 2 versions. I have the version with
>> 50 ohm earpieces which gives very good results with the K3 (there is also a
>> version with 200 ohm earpieces). Check this link:
>> http://northern-america.beyerdynamic.com/en/broadcast-studio-video-
production/products/headphonesheadsets/headsets.html
>> Don't forget to order the fabric earpiece covers !!
>>
>> -- Enno, PF5X
>>
>>
>>
>> Jack Colson wrote:
>>>
>>> The manual states that headphones having aimpeadance of 16 ohms are
>>> recommended.
>>> I am using a pair of Koss (cheapies) and really have a hard time getting
>>> much sound from them.
>>>
>>> I would be interested in recommended headphones (16 ohm) that work well
>>> with the K3.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> 73, Jack, W3TMZ
>>>
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