[bars] Icom headset for Field Day?

Fri Jun 27 10:05:39 CDT 2025

Yeah, I thought that was the case.

Chris
W2BPL
Sent from my phone.

On Fri, Jun 27, 2025, 12:12 AM Bill Mader <k8te.bill.mader at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that *includes* a headphone
>>>>> jack.
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>>>> jack.
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>>> --
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>>> Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that *includes* a headphone
>>> jack.
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>>> "Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid; humans are
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