If the headsets don’t have volume controls, you can use a simple headphone 
distribution amplifier. Pretty much the same thing is made by several 
companies. I have the Behringer HA400.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/373745-REG/Behringer_HA400_HA_400_Headphone.html
 
<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/373745-REG/Behringer_HA400_HA_400_Headphone.html>

wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
CM87wj
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)

> On Jul 1, 2016, at 10:19 AM, James kvochick <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> In my geography, there is a definite divide relative to spending money on 
> radio gear.  On one hand, there are so many of us that own and use Elecraft 
> gear, the joke is that I’m the President of JERK (Jim’s Elecraft Radio Klub).
> On the other side of the ledger, unless they get the equipment for free, they 
> are probably not interested.
> 
> Many of us bring our complete K3 stations to Field Day.  This actually gives 
> lots of folks who show up the chance to operate a really well integrated 
> radio environment.  We choose to activate an Emergency Operations Center 
> (EOC) for our Field Day event, which also means lots of radios, operators, 
> and loggers in close proximity.  Headset are a must, but the real question 
> is, what headset?  There were some other challenges, most notably the ability 
> to control the volume level at each headset.  Getting an operator and a 
> logger to agree on a volume level ranks right after gaining world peace.
> 
> This year, we experimented with a very low cost gaming headset.  You can read 
> about it here:
> 
> http://www.microcenter.com/product/426836/Stereo_Gaming_Headset_-_Black 
> <http://www.microcenter.com/product/426836/Stereo_Gaming_Headset_-_Black>
> 
> At $7.99 plus tax, the price is right, even for the more “frugal” among us.
> 
> There were a couple of minor issues during implementation, but we were able 
> to easily navigate through them.  On the Elecraft Radios, the headsets were 
> amazing!  We even had happy operators and logging personnel, each being able 
> to adjust the audio level with the inline volume controls!
> 
> If you choose to, you can read more details about our experience here:
> 
> 
> https://k8jk.wordpress.com/2016/07/01/low-cost-headsets-for-field-day/ 
> <https://k8jk.wordpress.com/2016/07/01/low-cost-headsets-for-field-day/>
> 
> 
> DISCLAIMERS
> 
> It doesn’t mean that your choice for a headset is any better or worse than 
> this one - I’m just sharing our experience.
> 
> There was no lab analysis performed.
> 
> I am not fiscally connected to Microcenter or Elecraft in any income 
> producing way….however both of them do wind up with lots of my $$$
> 
> 
> 73
> 
> Jim K8JK
> 
> 
> 
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