[bars] Icom headset for Field Day?

Thu Jun 26 23:12:36 CDT 2025

No. A radio cannot be used for GOTA and for any other purpose at FD.

73, Bill Mader, K8TE
Sent from my secret decoder ring

On Thu, Jun 26, 2025, 16:52 Christopher Lennon via bars <bars at w1hh.org>
wrote:

> Got it.  That has a nice rhythm.
>
> Chris
> W2BPL
> Sent from my phone.
>
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025, 1:11 PM Tim - K1DC <k1dc.radio at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The 3rd radio is the VHF (aka 6M) station.  However, depending on the
>> antennas we end up with it could be a GOTA station as well.
>>
>> BTW, the exchange will be "2A EMA" (Eastern MA section).
>>
>> T.
>> On 6/26/2025 11:53, Christopher Lennon wrote:
>>
>> A side question.  I thought I heard that we will have three radios and as
>> an answer to a question somebody said our exchange would be "2A MA".  Are
>> we doing the dedicated GOTA radio thing?  If so, I think that's great!
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM Tim - K1DC <k1dc.radio at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> All good recommendations, Chris.
>>>
>>> - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for CW keys.  One station will have a
>>> digital keyer that allows N1MM to send CW.
>>>
>>> - All radios have 1/4 female jacks for headphones.  I will bring a few
>>> 1/4 <-> 1/8 adapters.  We also have a few 1/4 splitters to allow two people
>>> to listen the same radio.  For example, if one person is logging/mentoring
>>> and the other is operating.
>>>
>>> For folks that want to use a headset, we also have the option for a
>>> footswitch (1/4 female) rather than VOX but we don't seem to have any
>>> footswitches - BYOFS I guess. ;-)
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> T.
>>> On 6/26/2025 9:22, Christopher Lennon wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>> --
>>>>
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>>>> jack.
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>>> jack.
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>> --
>>
>> Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that *includes* a headphone
>> jack.
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>> <https://k1dc.com/img/k1dc-qsl-card-front.png> Tim Carter - K1DC
>> +1.978.710.0133 <1.978.710.0133>
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>> "Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid; humans are
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>> beyond imagination." -- *Albert Einstein*
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>> system. Pay teachures more than athletes.
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