[Elecraft] Boom & Mike for K3

[Jim Brown]

On 1/24/2012 9:02 AM, Arie Kleingeld PA3A wrote:
> The K3 will work fine with high-end
> headsets AND with cheap computer headsets. It's more or less a matter of taste.

YES!  You will find many here who are quite pleased with the Yamaha 
CM500, a boom mic headset designed for and marketed to computer gamers. 
It is quite comfortable for long periods of time (like a contest 
weekend), and plugs straight into the rear panel of the K3. It provides 
very clean and competitive contest/DX audio, and the phones sound 
great.  It sells for about $45. You can spend a LOT more, but you won't 
find a BETTER headset or mic for the K3 at any price.

I retired from a life in pro audio, and I own a bunch of excellent pro 
mics and headphones. Before I found the CM500, I used one of them (an 
RE16) with my K3 on a pro mic boom arm, and I used Sony MDR7506 phones. 
The CM500 is a much better choice.  And it blows away the Heil products.

73, Jim Brown K9YC