[Milsurplus] BC-222 / -322 headphone description

[Hue Miller]

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From: <WA5CAB at cs.com>

> Hue,
> 
> Your description is correct except for (according to TM 11-487) two things.  
> The cord length should be 30".  And the cushions should be MC-114.  The MC-114 
> is made just like the TBY ones (two different durometers to the rubber) but 
> the color of all that I have ever seen is dark gray to black.  I have some of 
> the MC-114's from a number of different sources and all are the same in this 
> respect.
> 
> Also, technically the HS-22 was only used with the SCR-194 (BC-222).  The 
> SCR-195 (BC-322) used the handset.  In actual practice, of course, we've learned 
> never to say never.  :-)

The MC-114, is this the same cushion that one often sees on aircraft headphones, such
as when displayed with "crusher" hats or for another example, when found with BC-348's
for sale? At least, from your description, the color sounds quite similar....
-Hue