On 4/10/2013 12:57 PM, Dyarnes wrote:
I, for one, am most pleased with my set (I actually have two of them), and think they are head and shoulders above the Heil headset combo I had been using (the "IC" model, which is the same thing Elecraft sells under their own name). The earphones are considerably better, and they fit nicely.
The CM-500 has been a "poorly kept secret" for several years. I got one when Bob Heil refused to sell me repair parts for my 30 year old ProSet HC5 a few years ago. I quickly bought a second CM-500 as a spare - the cost *for the pair* was less than what the "Heil Hospital" wanted just to replace the mic clamshell and HC-5 element on my ProSet. The effort to fit a CM-500 to Kenwood, Yaesu or Ten-Tec is minor - they are a direct "plug-in" for the Elecraft and Icom (with bias). 73, ... Joe, W4TV ______________________________________________________________ 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
