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G6Tanuki · 13th Oct 2020, 2:59 pm

I'd have to say either my RCA AR88 or my RACAL RA217.

Headphones? The classic Airlite-62 of course. If they're good-enough for Concorde-pilots they're good-enough for me! I've got a set here without the boom-mic for when I only need to listen and not speak.

[IMHO the _worst_ headphones are the WWII-era military DLR/DHR types with ebonite ear-caps and a crazily-strong steel-wire spring to keep the ear-caps clamped hard against your lug'oles. After wearing them for half an hour your ears are really paindul; how intercept-operators managed to put up with having to wear them for hours at a time, day-in day-out, totally escapes me]

13th Oct 2020, 2:59 pm	#2
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 14,007	Re: Favorite headphone radio I'd have to say either my RCA AR88 or my RACAL RA217. Headphones? The classic Airlite-62 of course. If they're good-enough for Concorde-pilots they're good-enough for me! I've got a set here without the boom-mic for when I only need to listen and not speak. [IMHO the _worst_ headphones are the WWII-era military DLR/DHR types with ebonite ear-caps and a crazily-strong steel-wire spring to keep the ear-caps clamped hard against your lug'oles. After wearing them for half an hour your ears are really paindul; how intercept-operators managed to put up with having to wear them for hours at a time, day-in day-out, totally escapes me]