Hello Bob,
It will be nice to hear your experience with Yamaha CM500 and K2, when it arrive Best Regards Samir, 7S7V www.qsl.net/7s7v Från: Bob Maser [via Elecraft] [mailto:ml-node+4141938-656181...@n2.nabble.com] Skickat: den 9 december 2009 22:04 Till: sm7vzx Ämne: Re: 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" <[hidden email] <http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4141938&i=0> > To: <[hidden email] <http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4141938&i=1> > 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 <[hidden email] <http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4141938&i=2> > wrote: >> >> From: Jim Brown <[hidden email] <http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4141938&i=3> > >> Subject: [Elecraft] Yamaha CM500 Headset is a WINNER (and a BARGAIN) >> To: "Elecraft List" <[hidden email] <http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4141938&i=4> > >> 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:[hidden email] <http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4141938&i=5> >> >> 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-tp405297 5p4141865.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:[hidden email] <http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4141938&i=6> > > 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:[hidden email] <http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4141938&i=7> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html _____ View message @ http://n2.nabble.com/Yamaha-CM500-Headset-is-a-WINNER-and-a-BARGAIN-tp405297 5p4141938.html To unsubscribe from Re: Yamaha CM500 Headset is a WINNER (and a BARGAIN), click < (link removed) 0MTQxODY1fDgyMzc4NjE3MQ==> here. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Yamaha-CM500-Headset-is-a-WINNER-and-a-BARGAIN-tp4052975p4147176.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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
