OK, back on the original boring topic …

I received the new headsets yesterday. I also managed to get my new Canon G11 camera out of its box so this is my first attempt at using it (and my first attempt at linking images).

As soon as I saw the headset package my first reaction was – wow, it is much bigger than the cheap one I bought previously. My second reaction was – Chinese industrial strength plastic bag. Sigh.

Using some of the money I saved from not buying an imported comm system, you can get an idea of the relative sizes of the headset parts.



There are three general parts in this setup. First, there is the headset (two ear pieces and one microphone) attached to wires. Each ear piece and the microphone has a sticky backing covered by a piece of paper.





The three wires for the ear pieces (two wires) and the microphone (one wire) merge into a single heavier gauge wire. The single wire then travels about 30 cms. to a DIN connector. It is hard to see the line-up arrows on the DIN connectors, so a spot of white paint (nail polish) will help those of us with aged eyesight.



The headset wire DIN connector is attached to the second part of the assembly - a “Y” connector.