RE: [Elecraft] K2 Headphone Recommendations

2005-12-21 Thread Sverre Holm
> -Original Message- > > > I need to order a set of headphones. They'll be used on my K2 for CW > > primarily. Apart from comfort in wearing, and how desirable it is that the headphones supress external noise, the sensitivity is the main issue with the K2. The K2 has relatively low out

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Headphone Recommendations

2005-12-21 Thread Tony Martin W4FOA
From: "J F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Elecraft Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 4:30 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K2 Headphone Recommendations Hi Kevin, I use the "cheapie" portable player type earphones. These insert i

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Headphone Recommendations

2005-12-21 Thread nr5a
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Elecraft Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 4:30 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K2 Headphone Recommendations Hi Kevin, I use the "cheapie" portable player type earphones. These insert in your ear with a cross band over the top of y

[Elecraft] K2 Headphone Recommendations

2005-12-21 Thread J F
Hi Kevin, I use the "cheapie" portable player type earphones. These insert in your ear with a cross band over the top of your head (bud types are similiar, but find they pull out too easily). These phones are generally 16Ohms and only require about 50mW to drive them. I definitely suggest you look

Re: Re: [Elecraft] K2 Headphone Recommendations

2005-12-20 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
Evening Mark, Yes my K2/100 #3255 delivers as is without any mods, but it is good to know about R14 in case something gets "tired", thanks. When there was the discussion about the effect of inductive resistors on the KPA100's gain, I dug into mine. Although its power output on CW and SSB was c

Re: Re: [Elecraft] K2 Headphone Recommendations

2005-12-20 Thread vze3v8dt
rey Mackenzie-Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Tue Dec 20 12:18:55 CST 2005 >To: Kevin Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: Elecraft Discussion List >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 Headphone Recommendations >Kevin, >I took the plunge and bought the Heil Pro-Set Plus headphone

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Headphone Recommendations

2005-12-20 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
Kevin, I took the plunge and bought the Heil Pro-Set Plus headphones / boom mic (HC4 HC5 elements switchable) some time back, and have been very pleased. The headphones are very comfortable indeed, and no bent /sore ears-head after wearing them for hours at a time e.g.dabbling in a CW or SSB co

[Elecraft] K2 Headphone Recommendations

2005-12-20 Thread Kevin Shaw
All, I need to order a set of headphones. They'll be used on my K2 for CW primarily. A set with a boom mic may be more useful long term. I did some searching and a ran across a review by someone with a K2 and he was negative on using 8 ohm headphones with his K2 (but he wasn't real specific on