<div dir="ltr"><div>I have some concern about this as well. The number one serious recommendation in the KB9VBR Field Day recommendations for beginners videt was:</div><div><br></div><div>Bring your own cans.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>The number two recommendation was for CW ops: </div><div><br></div><div>Bring your own key.</div><div><br></div><div>Since numbers one and two might involve compatibility issues with radios, the number three recommendation was:</div><div><br></div><div>Bring two 3.5 mm to quarter inch jack adapters</div><div><br></div><div>So I am bringing those too. Despite the recommendation for own cans being number one, the recommendation that garnered the most excitement was:</div><div><br></div><div>Bring a roll of toilet paper</div><div><br></div><div>I have already packed that.</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div>W2BPL</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 5:21\u202fAM gary--- via bars <<a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org">bars@w1hh.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg3652422873465909887">
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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.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 26, 2025 5:18 AM<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 25, 2025 11:04 PM<br>
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<p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Jim,</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Verdana">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.</font></p>
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<div>Date: 6/25/25 5:26 PM (GMT-05:00) </div>
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<p><font face="Verdana" size="4">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.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="4">Thanks & 73!</font></p>
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