[Elecraft] RadioSport Headset - Which Mic Element

[David Gilbert]

Agreed, Jim.  I am constantly amazed at the money people will spend for 
"top end" mics that perform no better with the K3 than the cheapest 
electret computer mic.  And some of those mics (cough*Heil*cough) have 
worse durability than ANY $15 dollar computer headset I have ever 
owned.  I have bought several over the years for various computers in 
the house and to compare fit on my head ... every one still works fine 
and they all sounded great with the K3 once I played with the equalizer 
a bit.

As you said, the readily available Yamaha CM-500 works great and its 
price should probably be the upper yardstick for anyone contemplating a 
new headset.  I'm not saying that the Radiosport headset isn't a good 
product, but it's practically hilarious to have a rig that is capable of 
being tailored to sound great with almost any mic and then spend an 
extra $200 for no practical reason.

73,
Dave   AB7E



On 3/17/2014 7:15 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> Holy Cow, Rich - $269?  you can buy 5 Yamaha CM-500s, and tailor the 
> audio as you want with the K3's excellent TX equalizer.  They sound 
> wonderfultogether.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 3/17/2014 7:40 AM, Richard Thorne wrote:
>> I'm interested in the Radiosport Headset.
>>
>> The website (www.arlancommunications.com) recommends the electret 
>> mic, however, I'm currently using a Heil dynamic mic which works 
>> quite well.
>>
>> If anyone is using the Radiosport headset I would appreciate any info 
>> on which mic element you are using and how you like it.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Rich - N5ZC
>>
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