[Elecraft] A Good Headset For A K3

[Walter Underwood]

The SB-45 is a great example of trying out headsets to see which one works for you. The SB-45 was so uncomfortable on my head that I wrote a blog post about it. I returned it and got a new Yamaha CM-500 headset.

https://observer.wunderwood.org/2021/01/27/koss-sb-45-vs-yamaha-cm500/

wunder
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Walter Underwood
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> On Aug 6, 2023, at 8:41 PM, David Hachadorian <k6ll.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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