Choosing headset

[Nelson Wittstock]

I'm looking into buying a headset for the eventual arrival of my K3.  There
is a regular ad in QST for an outfit in California that looks interesting.
It is Warren Gregoire & Associates and I wonder if anyone in the group has
any knowledge of how well this unit performs.  If the Heil headset is head
and shoulders above this one I could wait and get it later but if this one
would be adequate I'd consider it now.

Nelson, K8DJC


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[Simon (HB9DRV)]

I use good Sennheiser headphones - I like to listen to the audio from the
radio without additional signal modifications.

You don't need the very best - those around the $100 mark are not at all
bad, for example even these:
http://www.brack.ch/aspx/Shop/lager.aspx?ArtID=63546

Simon Brown, HB9DRV

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nelson Wittstock" <[hidden email]>


> I'm looking into buying a headset for the eventual arrival of my K3.
> There is a regular ad in QST for an outfit in California that looks
> interesting. It is Warren Gregoire & Associates and I wonder if anyone in
> the group has any knowledge of how well this unit performs.  If the Heil
> headset is head and shoulders above this one I could wait and get it later
> but if this one would be adequate I'd consider it now.

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[KBG Luxford]

I alternate between a pair of light, behind the head, "Walkman" style
headphones and a venerable AKG headset.

Both give me clear audio.  The major limiting factors at present is the
amount of noise on both 80 m and 40 m.  Headphones won't clear this up,
but DSP techniques help.

The major differences between the two types of headphone are:
The behind the head style is light, allows air to circulate around my
ears which is good in the hot weather, and also allows me to hear my
wife when she wants something.

The AKG are comfortable, has a microphone which will possibly work after
I make up an amplifier, have pads which fit over the ear, and so block
out extraneous noise and my wife.

73
Kevin
VK3DAP / ZL2DAP
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[Laurent Ferracci]

KBG Luxford a écrit :
> block [...] my wife.

This is the real killer-feature !

I'm using a closed-type (Heil Proset +) headset. When my wife comes in
the shack to ask something, and i answer her shouting "QUOI ?" ("WHAT
?") she's so afraid that she usually gets out rapidly !!

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[dj7mgq]

At our local club and among many of the members of the BCC aviation headsets are
fairly popular. The headsets we have in use locally are the PA11-60 and PA11-61
<http://www.pilot-usa.com/pa1161a.htm>.

Advantages:

1) Bandwidth limited to voice frequencies.
2) Microphone can be placed very close to mouth.
3) Microphone not very sensitive to surrounding noise.
4) High level of surrounding noise attenuation.

Disadvantages:

1) Weight.
2) Tend to put a fair amount of pressure on the ears.
3) Not very useful for listening to music.
4) Cost (from c. $100 up to ????)


vy 73 de toby

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I use the Elecraft version of the Heil Proset+ with my K2/100.

I would stay away from the Warren Gregoire headset. When I was in the
market about 10 years ago for my first headset I gave them a call. They
were advertising the same headset as today but in "kit" form. I asked
about the kit and was given a 5 minute litany about what I needed to buy
to put it together and the possibility of my not having the "skills" to
do it.

I bought a set of Azden HS-03's which I still use on my TS-520.

Nelson Wittstock wrote:
> I'm looking into buying a headset for the eventual arrival of my K3.
> There is a regular ad in QST for an outfit in California that looks
> interesting. It is Warren Gregoire & Associates and I wonder if anyone
> in the group has any knowledge of how well this unit performs.  If the
> Heil headset is head and shoulders above this one I could wait and get
> it later but if this one would be adequate I'd consider it now.
>
> Nelson, K8DJC
>

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[Doug Person]

Any good quality headset made for computer use will work just fine. You
literally can plug-and-play into the jacks on the back of the rig.  I
hooked up a foot switch and alternate between that and vox with ease
using a very inexpensive set of headphones I bought from AllElectronics.

Doug -- K0DXV
K3/100 #77

Nelson Wittstock wrote:
> I'm looking into buying a headset for the eventual arrival of my K3.  
> There is a regular ad in QST for an outfit in California that looks
> interesting. It is Warren Gregoire & Associates and I wonder if anyone
> in the group has any knowledge of how well this unit performs.  If the
> Heil headset is head and shoulders above this one I could wait and get
> it later but if this one would be adequate I'd consider it now.
>
> Nelson, K8DJC
>

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[Igor Sokolov-2]

I have purchased in total 4 kits from Warren Gregoire for the last 5 years.
Two for myself (I have just worn out one in contests and expeditions) and
two for my friends. They are easy to assemble(although they sell ready made
headsets as well) and IMHO pretty good quality for the price. I never had
any headaches them. I currently use their head set with my K2 as well as
with IC765.

73, Igor UA9CDC

:
: I use the Elecraft version of the Heil Proset+ with my K2/100.
:
: I would stay away from the Warren Gregoire headset. When I was in the
: market about 10 years ago for my first headset I gave them a call. They
: were advertising the same headset as today but in "kit" form. I asked
: about the kit and was given a 5 minute litany about what I needed to buy
: to put it together and the possibility of my not having the "skills" to
: do it.
:
: I bought a set of Azden HS-03's which I still use on my TS-520.
:
: Nelson Wittstock wrote:
: > I'm looking into buying a headset for the eventual arrival of my K3.
: > There is a regular ad in QST for an outfit in California that looks
: > interesting. It is Warren Gregoire & Associates and I wonder if anyone
: > in the group has any knowledge of how well this unit performs.  If the
: > Heil headset is head and shoulders above this one I could wait and get
: > it later but if this one would be adequate I'd consider it now.
: >
: > Nelson, K8DJC

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[Bill Steffey NY9H]

for a little more than 100$   I was able to get a sennheiser boom
headset, ( sllightly used) ... HMD 280   ( the d is for dynamic
mic)...  work great on the k3....
( and my icom)...


At 02:15 AM 11/26/2007, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:
>I use good Sennheiser headphones - I like to listen to the audio
>from the radio without additional signal modifications.
>
>You

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