[Icom] Intermittent Heil headset problem

Sat, 22 Mar 2003 09:05:58 -0500

I have not had this problem with either of mine. Mine was inside the
earpiece as I earlier posted.I first suspected this or the PTT switch on the
cord. I changed this out and used a jumper from the top of the switch to the
radio and I still had problems and thus I went to the next link in the chain
, the earpiece. Mine would go out at the slightest movement. OBTW mine was
the audio lead that broke as I operate ssb mobile with a footswitch into the
face and the headset pluged into the rear jack. I showed TX on the light but
no pwr out or alc. Just a little extra info as my problems may be different
from yours but might be the same as the next guys. I wish I knew this while
I was out on the road as it would have saved me buying a new one. Rick
K8DXN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill & Annie" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Intermittent Heil headset problem


> I have two HS706 headsets and they both have this problem. The problem is
> the plug on the headset cord doesn't have a proper fit in the 706 mic
plug.
> Heil is aware of the problem for some time but has done nothing about it.
I
> bought a short computer networking cord and union which is attached to the
> end of the headset cord. The end is tied together with a tie strap to
> maintain a good connection. It looks Mickey Mouse but it works. Bill WZ4GW
>
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