[Elecraft] CM500 headset on K3S and KX3?

[tony.kaz at verizon.net]

I bought replacement ear pad cushions and earpad covers for Koss UR20, headphones on eBay a while back for $14.24. They fit the CM500 fine. A pain to change but worth it.
I have had very good results with CM500. They fit my head better than the Heil's which were too tight. I would rather have a material cover which I find more comfortable for wearing for many hours in a contest. I use a quarter of a paper towel between the headset cushions and my ears. That works fine.
And the CM500's are so cheap I bought a spare, just in case.
N2TK, Tony

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Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 9:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CM500 headset on K3S and KX3?

The failures I have are the ear pads disintegrate.  Someone said Koss pads could work but that hasn't been my experience. I've found some '500s at estate sales where I snap them up.  Currently the law firm where my fiance is employed is working from home and she's using a set on her computer to "attend" on-line meetings.  I guess I can add "IT Manager" to my resume, since I'm helping her with her connections.  I second the use of VOX.

Wes  N7WS

On 5/5/2020 5:32 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 5/5/2020 4:44 PM, Paul Gacek via Elecraft wrote:
>> For what its worth and everyones milage will vary, I had a brand new 
>> CM500 that I used for a week of hard operating while on a pretty 
>> island and the boom came loose after a couple of days.
>
> Your experience is unusual. In about 11 years, the only thing that has 
> ever gone wrong with my CM500s have been a broken cable, which, 
> unfortunately, is not replaceable. I'm kind of a klutz, so I'm hard on 
> cables, dropping them, kicking them, etc. Perhaps it got broken in shipping?
>
> I've never used anything but VOX for SSB and digital modes. That's 
> always worked just fine as long as there's not loud noise (like when 
> the XYL walks through the shack and lets the screen door slam). :)
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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