The Heil Proset! I bought one, ridiculous price for poor quality! This is the only headset that has ever broken on me. The horrible very poor quality Mic. plug was intermittent from day one, I replaced it.
I now use the Yamaha CM500, far superior in every respect. 73, F5VJC On 18 March 2014 01:12, Dave Perry <[email protected]> wrote: > Computer mics work fine and are a great low cost alternative. But I > personally prefer the Heil Proset sold by Elecraft. Worth every penny. In > terms of durability, I also have a Heil BM-10 headset that is over 25 years > old. I used it constantly for 20 plus years and took it on several > Dxpeditions. It still works fine. I have replaced the ear pads and maybe > another part or two, but I like the fact that Heil supports its products > and > you can order replacement parts. I also like to support vendors like > Elecraft and Heil who specifically develop products for the amateur radio > community. > > For that matter, the original poster was asking if anyone had experience > with the Radiosport headset and could make a recommendation. I would still > be interested in someone's comments if they have that product. Maybe it > really is worth the money. Sort like my K Line! > > 73, > > Dave, N4QS > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Gilbert > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 11:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RadioSport Headset - Which Mic Element > > > Agreed, Jim. I am constantly amazed at the money people will spend for > "top > end" mics that perform no better with the K3 than the cheapest electret > computer mic. And some of those mics (cough*Heil*cough) have worse > durability than ANY $15 dollar computer headset I have ever owned. I have > bought several over the years for various computers in the house and to > compare fit on my head ... every one still works fine and they all sounded > great with the K3 once I played with the equalizer a bit. > > As you said, the readily available Yamaha CM-500 works great and its price > should probably be the upper yardstick for anyone contemplating a new > headset. I'm not saying that the Radiosport headset isn't a good product, > but it's practically hilarious to have a rig that is capable of being > tailored to sound great with almost any mic and then spend an extra $200 > for > no practical reason. > > 73, > Dave AB7E > > > > On 3/17/2014 7:15 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: > > Holy Cow, Rich - $269? you can buy 5 Yamaha CM-500s, and tailor the > > audio as you want with the K3's excellent TX equalizer. They sound > > wonderfultogether. > > > > 73, Pete N4ZR > > Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog > > at reversebeacon.blogspot.com. > > For spots, please go to your favorite > > ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node. > > > > On 3/17/2014 7:40 AM, Richard Thorne wrote: > >> I'm interested in the Radiosport Headset. > >> > >> The website (www.arlancommunications.com) recommends the electret > >> mic, however, I'm currently using a Heil dynamic mic which works > >> quite well. > >> > >> If anyone is using the Radiosport headset I would appreciate any info > >> on which mic element you are using and how you like it. > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Rich - N5ZC > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this > >> email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
