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K0UNX
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 7, 2010 12:05
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EXCELLENT! Just ONE easily fixed flaw.
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I've been wanting wireless earphones for as long as I've been hamming (over a half century!) Having tried the Sennheiser RS 160, the PREDECESSOR of the RS 180, I knew this is what I wanted. The predecessor didn't quite cover my whole home, though. Its range was rated at 20 metres. When the RS 180 came out last month, its range was rated at 100 metres. I quickly ordered a set. I was not disappointed! You'll only get that range out-of-doors, in the clear, but this headset DOES cover my whole home, and well out into the yard. The sound is EXCELLENT, the velour "cans" are quite comfy, and there's NO SWISHING, HUMMING, or breaking up. The headset seems immune to my 100 watt rig on 75 to 10 metres.
Now I can skip to the loo or fix a cup of coffee in the kitchen without missing activity on a net. Note that this product was intended for the audiophile market, not the ham radio market. This latest model has AGC BUILT IN, so if you plug it into your TV, the commercials won't blast your head off during intermission.
I was so pleased with these cans that I purchased a second pair that I carry with me to field locations.
The RS 180 charges on its own transmitter / cradle. Just drop it on the cradle to charge. A full charge lasts a whole 24 hours. The two AA batteries are easily replaceable NIMH cells, so you don't have to order anything special. Just get replacements at the grocery store.
The ONLY COMPLAINT I have is with the buttons on the headset. They are very sleek, and your finger can't FEEL the buttons. That was easily solved by mixing up a small batch of polymer, and placing one drop each on the VOL + and VOL - buttons. After the polymer dried, I have easily locatable "detents". The On/Off/Standby button is between the volume buttons. There are also two buttons for BALANCE, but I left those alone, as I'm equally hard of hearing in both ears. :D
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