Re: [Elecraft] Inrad W1 Headset and K3
Hi Jim I bought several MC500, I am happy with them, but not good isolation when doing multi on SSB And the foam is shelled very quickly 73, Jorge Enviado desde mi iPhone El 18 feb. 2019, a la(s) 19:56, Jim Brown escribió: > On 2/18/2019 5:02 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: >> I used mine this weekend, I am very happy with them. The headset has a 1/4 >> stereo phone plug that is quite robust when compared with a 3.5 mm plug and >> an adapter. The cable is long and seems sturdy. Very comfortable over the >> ear phones with good isolation. > > If I had $195 (headset plus mic plug adapter) to spend and needed a good > boom-mic headset, I'd buy a CM500 and a couple of bottles of a REALLY nice > single malt. The only reason I can think of to spend that kind of money is if > the headphones have REALLY great isolation from room noise, and then only > room noise was a problem for me (like in a SSB multi-op contest station). And > I'd do the A/B comparison before plunking down the bucks. > > There's BS in the product description too -- "1 1/2 feet coiled cord for RF > suppression" is nonsense. If anything the added length makes it a better > receiving antenna for radios with RF problems! And there is zero magic to 600 > ohms -- we haven't matched impedances in audio for nearly 50 years! It's > simply a low impedance mic, and virtually all mics used in ham radio have > been low impedance for at least that long. > > I've been using a CM500 for about ten years, and the only thing that breaks > is the cable, because I'm really a klutz with headsets. It's not replaceable, > and I don't see a note that the cable in this one is either. If I'm not > mistaken, the excellent Sennheiser headset DOES have a replaceable cable. > > 73, Jim K9YC > > > __ > 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 > Message delivered to cx6vm.jo...@gmail.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Inrad W1 Headset and K3
On 2/18/2019 5:02 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: I used mine this weekend, I am very happy with them. The headset has a 1/4 stereo phone plug that is quite robust when compared with a 3.5 mm plug and an adapter. The cable is long and seems sturdy. Very comfortable over the ear phones with good isolation. If I had $195 (headset plus mic plug adapter) to spend and needed a good boom-mic headset, I'd buy a CM500 and a couple of bottles of a REALLY nice single malt. The only reason I can think of to spend that kind of money is if the headphones have REALLY great isolation from room noise, and then only room noise was a problem for me (like in a SSB multi-op contest station). And I'd do the A/B comparison before plunking down the bucks. There's BS in the product description too -- "1 1/2 feet coiled cord for RF suppression" is nonsense. If anything the added length makes it a better receiving antenna for radios with RF problems! And there is zero magic to 600 ohms -- we haven't matched impedances in audio for nearly 50 years! It's simply a low impedance mic, and virtually all mics used in ham radio have been low impedance for at least that long. I've been using a CM500 for about ten years, and the only thing that breaks is the cable, because I'm really a klutz with headsets. It's not replaceable, and I don't see a note that the cable in this one is either. If I'm not mistaken, the excellent Sennheiser headset DOES have a replaceable cable. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Inrad W1 Headset and K3
I used mine this weekend, I am very happy with them. The headset has a 1/4 stereo phone plug that is quite robust when compared with a 3.5 mm plug and an adapter. The cable is long and seems sturdy. Very comfortable over the ear phones with good isolation. Has a boom mike that I can push out of the way for a CW contest. I’m glad I bought them. 73 de Dick, K6KR > On Feb 18, 2019, at 16:40, Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote: > > hello > > anyone use the new Inrad W1 Headset with K3? > > What´s the headset connectors, both 3.5 mm like CM500? > > thanks for the info! > > -- > 73, > Jorge > CX6VM/CW5W > __ > 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 > Message delivered to d...@elecraft.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] Inrad W1 Headset and K3
hello anyone use the new Inrad W1 Headset with K3? What´s the headset connectors, both 3.5 mm like CM500? thanks for the info! -- 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
