[Elecraft] [HAM] Yamaha CM500 Headset is a WINNER (and a BARGAIN)

Wed Dec 9 16:26:15 EST 2009

www.zzsounds.com has them in stock for 59.95 

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From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Maser
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 4:03 PM
To: sm7vzx; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [HAM] Yamaha CM500 Headset is a WINNER (and a
BARGAIN)

I ordered mine through  Full Compass. With shipping it was $48 but they are
out of stock and don't expect to be able to ship until after the first of
the year.

Bob W6TR
----- Original Message -----
From: "sm7vzx" <7s7v at tele2.se>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [HAM] Yamaha CM500 Headset is a WINNER (and a
BARGAIN)

>
> Is someone tried on K2? If YES, what kind of settings you are using on K2?
>
> Thanks
> 7S7V
>
>
> Wes Stewart wrote:
>>
>> I second all of this. I've been using one since June.
>>
>> --- On Mon, 11/23/09, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
>> Subject: [Elecraft] Yamaha CM500 Headset is a WINNER (and a BARGAIN)
>> To: "Elecraft List" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>> Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 11:28 AM
>>
>> Last night, K6MM posted to the NCCC Email list:
>>
>>>Headset Report: The new Yamaha CM500 headset performed flawlessly.
>>>Great reports, comfortable all weekend, good soundproofing. A real 
>>>bargain at $40 -- thanks again for the group purchase, Josh (W6XU).
>>
>> After about 22 hours of use in SS-SSB, I'd like to reinforce John's 
>> comments on these headsets. I find the headset quite comfortable, the 
>> cans sound very good, and the mic produces GREAT audio. I bought 
>> three, and they are replacing the EV RE16 that I've used exclusively 
>> for contesting for the last five years! If you worked W6BX, K9YC, 
>> K6MM, AK6M, or W6XU, you were listening to the CM500.
>>
>> The mic in this headset is not a FLAT mic, but it's quite smooth and 
>> clean sounding, and the EQ is close to perfect for ham radio and 
>> contesting. It sounds MUCH MUCH MUCH better than most Heils I've 
>> heard (and at 1/3 the price). Because it's EQed for communications 
>> use and my existing voice messages were recorded with an RE16 (a very 
>> flat professional recording/broadcast mic), I had to re-record all of 
>> my SS messages.
>>
>> The only negative of this mic (and it's a minor one, because it's 
>> easy to work around it) is that it is a bit sensitive to breath pop 
>> and handling noise, so you need to roll off the low end AND keep it 
>> away from your mouth. I found myself alternating between two 
>> positions -- one below my mouth a few inches, and the other a few 
>> inches above and to the side, but out of the way of my nose (so that 
>> breathing didn't get into the mic). Both positions are quite 
>> comfortable, and both sound very good. I used the higher position for 
>> recording the messages.
>>
>> One VERY important caution -- the output from this mic is VERY high, 
>> and can easily overload the electronics that it is feeding if you 
>> don't take care with gain settings. To record, I ran straight into 
>> the sound card of my IBM T22 (eight year old Thinkpad) with the mic 
>> preamp OFF, the gain at minimum, and the mic about four inches away.
>> Any closer caused the sound card to clip! I did NO eq while 
>> recording.
>>
>> When operating, I plugged the mic and headset into the rear panel 
>> connectors, turned on the bias (tap 2 on the keypad while in the mic 
>> select menu) and set mic gain to Low (tap 1 on the keypad in the mic 
>> select menu). I used max cut of the two lowest bands on the K3 to 
>> minimize the breath and handling noise. With other rigs, you may need 
>> to do that with a series cap.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Jim K9YC
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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