> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Dave Hachadorian
> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 12:42
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Headset Mic vs. Boom Mic
>
>
> On Mon, 30 Sep 2002 08:21:45 +0000 "Dennis Ponsness" <wb0wao@hotmail.com>
> writes:
>
>
> > I will be using a foot switch for PTT of course
>
>
> Why?
>
> Personally, I prefer fast vox.
>
> You can stand up, or put your feet anywhere you want, without
> worrying about where the footswitch is.
>
> CQ machine audio will activate the vox, so there's no separate PTT
> interface to worry about there.
>
> You don't have to deal with the RFI-prone parallel port for
> computer PTT, if the computer is your CQ machine.
>
Dog barks, need repeats.
Sneeze, need repeats.
Phone rings, need repeats.
Wife/family bark, need repeats.
Clear throat, need repeats.
Bump microphone with straw, need repeats.
Breath too hard, need repeats.
Need to curse at idiot just off your frequency, preferably off-air?
Not possible.
Footswitch. Accept no substitutes.
73,
Jeff Maass jmaass@columbus.rr.com Located near Columbus Ohio
USPSA # L-1192 NROI/CRO Amateur Radio K8ND
Maass' IPSC Resources: http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass/index.html
Circleville USPSA/IPSC: http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass/pcsiipsc.htm
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