As someone posted before, they are here for 38.00 free shipping, they are not a stocked item but if you order they say about a week to ship them. Cheapest I have seen so far. www.bhphotovideo.com <http://www.bhphotovideo.com>
73 Merv KH7C > www.zzsounds.com has them in stock for 59.95 > > > Philip LaMarche > LaMarche Enterprises, Inc. > www.instantgourmetspices.com > > www.w9dvm.com > 800-395-7795 pin 02 > 727-944-3226 > FAX 727-937-8834 > NASFT 30210 > > K3 #1605 > > CCA 98 00827 > CRA 1701 > > W9DVM > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Maser > Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 4:03 PM > To: sm7vzx; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [HAM] Yamaha CM500 Headset is a WINNER (and a > BARGAIN) > > I ordered mine through Full Compass. With shipping it was $48 but they are > out of stock and don't expect to be able to ship until after the first of > the year. > > Bob W6TR > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sm7vzx" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 1:48 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [HAM] Yamaha CM500 Headset is a WINNER (and a > BARGAIN) > > > >> Is someone tried on K2? If YES, what kind of settings you are using on K2? >> >> Thanks >> 7S7V >> >> >> Wes Stewart wrote: >> >>> I second all of this. I've been using one since June. >>> >>> --- On Mon, 11/23/09, Jim Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> From: Jim Brown <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [Elecraft] Yamaha CM500 Headset is a WINNER (and a BARGAIN) >>> To: "Elecraft List" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 11:28 AM >>> >>> Last night, K6MM posted to the NCCC Email list: >>> >>> >>>> Headset Report: The new Yamaha CM500 headset performed flawlessly. >>>> Great reports, comfortable all weekend, good soundproofing. A real >>>> bargain at $40 -- thanks again for the group purchase, Josh (W6XU). >>>> >>> After about 22 hours of use in SS-SSB, I'd like to reinforce John's >>> comments on these headsets. I find the headset quite comfortable, the >>> cans sound very good, and the mic produces GREAT audio. I bought >>> three, and they are replacing the EV RE16 that I've used exclusively >>> for contesting for the last five years! If you worked W6BX, K9YC, >>> K6MM, AK6M, or W6XU, you were listening to the CM500. >>> >>> The mic in this headset is not a FLAT mic, but it's quite smooth and >>> clean sounding, and the EQ is close to perfect for ham radio and >>> contesting. It sounds MUCH MUCH MUCH better than most Heils I've >>> heard (and at 1/3 the price). Because it's EQed for communications >>> use and my existing voice messages were recorded with an RE16 (a very >>> flat professional recording/broadcast mic), I had to re-record all of >>> my SS messages. >>> >>> The only negative of this mic (and it's a minor one, because it's >>> easy to work around it) is that it is a bit sensitive to breath pop >>> and handling noise, so you need to roll off the low end AND keep it >>> away from your mouth. I found myself alternating between two >>> positions -- one below my mouth a few inches, and the other a few >>> inches above and to the side, but out of the way of my nose (so that >>> breathing didn't get into the mic). Both positions are quite >>> comfortable, and both sound very good. I used the higher position for >>> recording the messages. >>> >>> One VERY important caution -- the output from this mic is VERY high, >>> and can easily overload the electronics that it is feeding if you >>> don't take care with gain settings. To record, I ran straight into >>> the sound card of my IBM T22 (eight year old Thinkpad) with the mic >>> preamp OFF, the gain at minimum, and the mic about four inches away. >>> Any closer caused the sound card to clip! I did NO eq while >>> recording. >>> >>> When operating, I plugged the mic and headset into the rear panel >>> connectors, turned on the bias (tap 2 on the keypad while in the mic >>> select menu) and set mic gain to Low (tap 1 on the keypad in the mic >>> select menu). I used max cut of the two lowest bands on the K3 to >>> minimize the breath and handling noise. With other rigs, you may need >>> to do that with a series cap. >>> >>> 73, >>> >>> Jim K9YC >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://n2.nabble.com/Yamaha-CM500-Headset-is-a-WINNER-and-a-BARGAIN-tp >> 4052975p4141865.html Sent from the [HAM] mailing list archive at >> Nabble.com. >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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
