[Elecraft] A Good Headset For A K3

[David Hachadorian]

I like the Koss SB-45 (3.5mm plug version, not USB).  It sounds great, 
has a nice padded headband, and is $30 on Amazon.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Big Bear Lake, CA



On 8/6/2023 12:16 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> 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
>
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