[Elecraft] A Good Headset For A K3

john reillyjf at comcast.net
Mon Aug 7 11:46:33 EDT 2023


I've tried a lot of headsets and like the Bose Quiet Comfort, noise 
cancelling headset the best.  They are fairly light, and the ear pieces 
are slanted in the outer shell, so the don't touch my earlobes. The 
noise cancelling takes care of the KPA1500 fan noise. I did NOT like the 
Bose 700 headset. I'm currently using the QC35 Gaming headset with the 
microphone. The microphone seems adequate for the little SSB I do. Not 
sure if these are currently available - maybe check eBay.

I've tried several other brands of noise cancelling earphones (including 
Sony) and found most have serious  TX noise on 10 and 15m.  BTW, 
Bluetooth has a delay problem, so completely unusable on CW.

My CM500 earphones touched my earlobes, and did NOT provide a good seal 
around the ear. Quality was questionable. Same with the similar ones by 
Koss.

I think the Radio Sport headphones are too heavy and the spring force 
was too great. I never got them to relax. They fit so tightly, my ears 
would sweat

Would be interested to hear what you choose.
   - 73, John, N0TA


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