Hi Bill I have been a long time user of a pair of Yaesu YH-77STA headphones. They provide more volume than the various other Sony and Heil headphones that I have and they are very comfortable to wear.
73 Barry VK2BJ On 9 July 2011 21:17, Bill Ross <k6...@verizon.net> wrote: > Because of a hearing loss, (I wear hearing aids) I find that wearing > headphones with the K3 (and another radios) works better for me. However, I > have noticed that I get more volume out of the built-in speaker than the > various headsets I have. With the headsets on, I find I am running the > volume control just about at max most of the time, with RF gain also at max. > One of the headsets I use, is an old RS “HI-FI” pair that cost $40. way > back when, and yet, are less sensitive than my Sony ear buds. Also, for > some reason, the RS headset must have a low freq. cutoff near the 600 Hz > side tone, as I get more of a “thump” than a sine wave tone out of them. The > Sony ear buds, work better, (more volume than the RS ones, even without my > aids in) , and the side tone sounds better, than the RS “HI-FI” headset, > but, still less than the built-in speaker. > > Does anyone have any experience with the “communications type headphones > sold by AES and other ham radio dealers, or that advertise in QST, CQ, etc.? > > Would appreciate any guidance or advice from someone who’s “been there”. > > Tnx and 73 > > Bill, k6mgo > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
