One contest group purchases the Bose NR headsets, and then adds a mike boom to them. -
David Wilburn [EMAIL PROTECTED] K4DGW K2 S/N 5982 On Fri, 2007-12-28 at 23:00 +0100, Toby Deinhardt wrote: > Hi, > > > 25 db supression earphones that put your head in a vise are bad enough > > for a 5 hour flight. I would not relish that for a 48 hour contest. > > Just try and work multi-2 SSB using Heil with the other OP less than 6 > feet away "shouting", "NEGATIVE my call is delta delta five foxtrot zulu > denmark denmark one two three four five florida zanzibar ..." I find it > almost impossible. Most of the serious contesters here in southern and > eastern Bavaria use passive suppression pilot headsets, so I'm not the > only one who prefers them. I can see that the pressure on the ears might > be a reason not to want to use this kind of headset. They are a fairly > tight fit, but I still prefer them to every Heil Headset I have come > across, because of the 25dB suppression. I would not call them a vise > though. > > vy 73 de toby > > > PS: Panzerkopfhörer (e.g. for camera operators at rock concerts) are > much less comfortable but have even more passive suppression of the > surroundings. They are also very heavy. > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com

