[Elecraft] Heil Proset Quiet Phone

2008-07-17 Thread Ed Berbari
Bill, I am not sure that Heil is continuing to sell the Proset Quiet Phone. When I was at Dayton I found out that they had reliability problems with the electronic/mechanical interface to the control device. I have one and had this problem. They are apparently using their remaining stock

[Elecraft] Heil Proset Quiet Phone

2008-07-16 Thread KB1PXD
I'm thinking about swinging by HRO this afternoon to grab the Heil Proset Quiet Phone for my K3. Assuming that I want to use the back connectors for a cleaner installation, what additional adapters/cables will I need to get this working? I'd prefer not to use VOX unless someone can convince me

Re: [Elecraft] Heil Proset Quiet Phone

2008-07-16 Thread KB1PXD
BTW, I'm not locked down to the Quiet Phones. If someone thinks the regular Proset phones are a better value, I'm completely open to suggestions. These will be used exclusively in my shack which is pretty quiet to begin with. Thanks, - Bill KB1PXD wrote: I'm thinking about swinging by

Re: [Elecraft] Heil Proset Quiet Phone

2008-07-16 Thread Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM
If your shack is quiet, you probably wouldn't get much benefit from the quiet phone, IMO. Where I noticed it to be most effective was at field day, where it really took out the drone of the generators that were a wee bit too close to our operating position for a while. I've been told it can be