[bars] Icom headset for Field Day?

[Christopher Lennon]

I have some concern about this as well.  The number one serious
recommendation in the KB9VBR Field Day recommendations for beginners videt
was:

Bring your own cans.

I am planning to bring mine and I am fine with hand keying a mic and not
using Vox.  That is how I normally operate SSB and I know that when I start
talking to myself it won't be going out over the air.

The number two recommendation was for CW ops:

Bring your own key.

Since numbers one and two might involve compatibility issues with radios,
the number three recommendation was:

Bring two 3.5 mm to quarter inch jack adapters

So I am bringing those too.  Despite the recommendation for own cans being
number one, the recommendation that garnered the most excitement was:

Bring a roll of toilet paper

I have already packed that.

Chris
W2BPL


On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM gary--- via bars <bars at w1hh.org> wrote:

> I wear headphones everyday as part of my work (commercial broadcast
> radio).  One of the first things I was taught by the Chief Engineer at WRKO
> back in the early 70's was NEVER to wear any "cans" other than my own
> pair.    It is a sure fire way to pick up all kinds of germs and diseases
> by wearing headphones that have been on someone elses head.  That is a rule
> that I have never breached in over 55+ years in the industry, and have
> passed it on to many newbies.
>
> Gary Frascarelli
> Ham Radio - W1GFF
> ------------------------------
> *From:* gary at garyfrascarelli.com <gary at garyfrascarelli.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 26, 2025 5:18 AM
> *To:* n1hts <n1hts at comcast.net>; 'BARS Reflector' <bars at w1hh.org>; Tim -
> K1DC <k1dc.radio at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day?
>
>
>
> Gary Frascarelli
> Ham Radio - W1GFF
> ------------------------------
> *From:* bars <bars-bounces at w1hh.org> on behalf of Tim - K1DC via bars <
> bars at w1hh.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2025 11:04 PM
> *To:* n1hts <n1hts at comcast.net>; 'BARS Reflector' <bars at w1hh.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day?
>
>
> Jim,
>
> I wouldn't say no but it does tend to get a bit noisy at FD.  Nan's porch
> is smaller than the EOC garage so it may get a bit crowded in there.
>
> Tim/K1DC
> On 6/25/2025 20:55, n1hts wrote:
>
> I have my lightweight ICOM headset with foot switch you can use. Not great
> for a noisy environment but it works with my Pro II.
>
> You want to try it out?
>
> N1HTS
>
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Tim - K1DC via bars <bars at w1hh.org> <bars at w1hh.org>
> Date: 6/25/25 5:26 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: 'BARS Reflector' <bars at w1hh.org> <bars at w1hh.org>
> Subject: [bars] Icom headset for Field Day?
>
> We're short one Icom compatible headset for the Field Day radios.  Anyone
> have one we could borrow?  Icom uses condenser mic elements rather than
> dynamic as used by most manufacturers.
>
> Thanks & 73!
>
> Tim/K1DC
> --
>
> Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that *includes* a headphone
> jack.
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> Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that *includes* a headphone
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