Great point, sorry I forgot the normal <lawyer speak> disclaimer.
Please note that the headset I mentioned is only a single hearpiece
headset specifically chosen for that reason.
For all future correspondence from myself and others it is suggested
that common sense and failing that adherence to the applicable laws
which are put into place for those who don't have enough of the former. ;^)
Mark, NK8Q
Wayne Reed wrote:
I hope we all remember that it is illegal to drive with headsets of
any kind covering BOTH ears, or did I dream that?
Wayne, K9NE
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To: "EricJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'pa3gyu'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
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Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: RE: [Elecraft] Heil handmike discontinued.
For HF I don't use a hand mic anymore. Instead I use the Heil BM-5
headset. Solves a few problems. I don't like to use an external
speaker for HF mobile as there is so much road noise and band noise
it is difficult to copy weak signals. The headset is definitely the
way to go to improve the "local signal to noise" ratio. Also reduces
noise for passengers who may not have an interest in listening to the
HF noise either. This situation is completely different than a
VHF/UHF rig used on FM which doesn't have the same "local s/n"
issues. Only problem I still have is that I need a PTT switch or use
VOX. I don't like to use VOX because if I have passengers in the
vehicle or accidentally use an explative due to some other bad
driver nearby I don't want to transmit. For PTT I put a momentary
pushbutton in a pill bottle. Would be cool to mount it to the gear
shifter directly, but I just hold onto the pill bottle.
Also found headsets a great asset for contesting as well. I doubt
I'll ever use hand mics again on HF!
Mark, NK8Q
K2 4786
From: EricJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri May 27 10:26:47 CDT 2005
To: 'pa3gyu' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Heil handmike discontinued.
Probably nothing other than low sales volume.
I think most hams equate hand mike = cheap mike. OK for mobile work,
but not
in the shack. So a premium hand mike is probably not going to be a big
seller for any vendor. I have a drawer full of hand mikes from all
the rigs
I've bought over the years that advertised "Mic Included!".
I wonder if a guy could just buy the Heil-Icom element and stuff it
in one
of the thousand Kenwood hand mikes available at every swap meet?
Anybody had
any experience with that?
Eric
KE6US
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of pa3gyu
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 5:12 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Heil handmike discontinued.
> Heil discontinued the hand mic. Yes, we are working on a new one,
> but it will be a little bit before we get them to market.
Which leads to the question: why? Some of us who already have one
may wonder
what's wrong with it....
BartW.
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