[Elecraft] A Good Headset For A K3

[Jim Brown]

On 8/6/2023 11:43 AM, Eric Garner wrote:
> 2nding the radiosport headsets. They are not cheap, but they are
> comfortable for extended wear, sound great, and block nearly all background
> noise.

Comfort depends strongly on the head of the wearer. I tried on a set 
twice, first at a club meeting, then a few years later after 
seeing/hearing posts like this. On both occasions I found them to be an 
instrument of torture.

By contrast, the Yamaha CM500 headset is VERY comfortable -- I've worn 
mine for long contest weekends with no fatigue, and both phones and mic 
sound great. With the right TXEQ, audio is super competitive, is easy to 
listen to and cuts through noise and QRM. The headset plugs straight 
into the rear panel of both a K3 and a K4, (turn on bias, because mic is 
an electret). Most of us program PF2 to toggle the speaker on and off 
(go to the menu for that function and push PF2). With the right cable 
adapter, it also works great with a KX3.

The only shortcoming of the Yamaha headset is it's somewhat light 
construction -- I'm super clumsy, am always knocking the headset on the 
floor, which has broken the cable. But at $60 or so compared 4-6 times 
that cost for ham specialty headsets that are no better, it's cheap.

73, Jim K9YC