Re: [Elecraft] mic -David Clark aviation headsets

2017-06-12 Thread Fred Jensen
Thanks to all for the all the info. I have concluded that, should I ever find the DC headset in the garage, I'm going to leave it there. I currently use a Heil Proset I got from Elecraft. I get very good reports when I'm on SSB, which is only rarely, thanks in part to my K3's TXEQ. It's not

Re: [Elecraft] mic - David Clark

2017-06-11 Thread Wes Stewart
I have and have used a David Clark H10-30 headset on my TS870. The microphone element is an amplified dynamic. I don't recall what the original mic connector was; I cut if off and used the Kenwood standard 8-pin. The headphones use a standard 1/4" mono plug. I always got good audio reports b

Re: [Elecraft] mic - David Clark

2017-06-11 Thread Randy Farmer
This thread has drifted into a discussion of headsets, so I'll throw in my 2 cents worth and QRT. I realize they're pricey, but I use and love the Radiosport headsets. I have both a RS-60CF headset with the electret mic element and a RS-20 receive-only headset. When properly adjusted both are e

Re: [Elecraft] mic - David Clark

2017-06-11 Thread John Severyn
Hi Fred, Aviation headsets come with a variety of mikes, some dynamic, but most today are electret. "Noise Cancelling" in aviation lingo usually means some sort of seal over or in the ear. "Electronic Noise Cancelling" means the earpieces have active noise cancelling circuitry in addition to

Re: [Elecraft] mic - David Clark

2017-06-11 Thread Fred Jensen
Hmmm ... I've had it for several years and it saw some use before I got it but I doubt it's old enough to be a carbon mic like the WW2 T-17. I just assumed the "noise cancelling" part applied to the headphones. I didn't know it might apply to the mic. There's no external noise in my shack to