[Elecraft] CW for those with Poor Hearing

[stan levandowski]

My hearing sensitivity in my right ear is much lower than in my left ear 
and, in addition, I have a constant ringing (Tinnitus) which I've become 
accustomed to so it's less bothersome than it sounds.  I find lower 
tones markedly more comfortable. I only operate 100% CW and I always use 
headphones.  I've tried many different brands,including some of those 
modern earbud thingys the young folks jam into their ears but that's 
about the most annoying thing I've ever experienced.

For years now,I've been using the David Clark model 10-S-DC listen only 
stereo headset.  These are aviation-grade but non-TSOd and are meant for 
passengers who want to listen to their personal electronics as well as 
connect into the aircraft intercom system.  These have excellent clarity 
and independent volume controls which complements DXing with my KX3's 
Dual Watch function.  The clamping pressure is LESS than the standard 
aviation grade DCs but enough to work just great as a passive noise 
reduction feature.  The sensitivity ("loudness") of this "consumer" 
model  clearly exceeds my original aviation DCs. 


So that's how I've solved my problem and I don't even think about it 
anymore as I operate.    


73, Stan WB2LQF


On Thu, Feb 05, 2015 at 06:55 PM, Bob Gibson via Elecraft wrote:

> Same way here.. I wear headphones!    73s Bob W5RG
>
>       From: Harry Yingst via Elecraft  To: Elecraft Reflector   Sent: 
> Thursday, February 5, 2015 5:42 PM
>  Subject: [Elecraft] CW for those with Poor Hearing
>    While in the Navy I damaged my hearing from exposure to loud noises 
> (Naval Aircraft)Since then I've always had a real struggle copying CW 
> (but I'm stubborn and keep trying)
>
> I was playing around with the pitch and found that the higher 
> frequency toneshave a ringing to them but as I went lower in pitch the 
> ringing faded quite a bit.
> So I'm basically looking for tips to help me to be able to copy 
> better.
> Thank you
>
>
>
>
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