‰ NOW 40 WPM ‰ FREQUENCIES, WHICH GAVE THE SIGNAL PUNCH FOR PILEUPS AND CROWDED BAND CONDITIONS. I DID NOTICE THAT THE MICROPHONE HAS MORE OUTPUT THAN MY NORMAL HEADSET, SO I HAD TO DIAL BACK THE VOX GAIN AND MICROPHONE GAIN SETTINGS. ACCORDING TO MY DIGITAL KITCHEN SCALE, THE W1 WEIGHS JUST UNDER 14 OUNCES, INCLUDING SOME OF THE CABLE. THATS ABOUT 6 OUNCES LESS THAN MY REGULAR HEADSET, AND I CAN FEEL THE DIFFERENCE. I FOUND THE W1 VERY COMFORTABLE, EVEN WHEN OPERATING MANY HO CONTACT, EXCEPT FOR SOME FADING, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD RF IN THE AUDIO. I SWITCHED TO THE TRIBANDER AND THAT TOOK CARE OF BOTH ISSUES. I CONFIRMED THE RFI USING THE K3S MONITOR AND AM REMINDED THAT RFI ISSUES ARE OFTEN EXPERIENCED WHILE USING INDOOR ANTENNAS, ESPECIALLY ONLY ABOUT 15 FEET AWAY FROM ALL THE STATION WIRING. I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WASNT EVIDENT ON 17 METER SSB, BUT THE BAND WASNT OPEN. WHILE SUCH PROBLEMS ARE RESOLVABLE, I DIDNT FEEL THAT ANY SUCH EFFORTS WOULD BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS REVIEW. SOME OBSERVATIONS THIS ANTENNA IS A CLEVER IDEA THAT WILL BE WELCOMED BY MANY AMATEURS WHO ARE LIMITED IN THEIR ANTENNA OPTIONS. THERE ARE A FEW SUGGESTIONS THAT I THINK WOULD MAKE IT AN EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL PRODUCT. WHILE IT IS THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF A WINDOW FAN, WITH ITS SOLID BROWN PHENOLIC SIDE PANELS, IT SURE WOULDNT BE MISTAKEN FOR A FAN BY ANYONE WITHIN 25 FEET. I WOULDNT THINK IT WOULD TAKE MUCH TO FABRICATE SOME WHITE PLASTIC LOUVERED SIDE PANELS THAT ACTUALLY COULD MAKE THE UNIT LOOK MORE LIKE A REAL FAN. IF THE LOUVERS WERE WELL DESIGNED, IT MIGHT EVEN REDUCE THE WIND LOAD. DOCUMENTATION THE MFJ 1780 COMES WITH A 14 PAGE INSTRUCTION BOOKLET THAT PROVIDES DETAILED INSTALLATION, ADJUSTMENT, AND TROUBLESHOOTING INSTRUCTIONS. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE MANY CAUTIONS ABOUT POTENTIAL RF SAFETY ISSUES. YES, THE RF FIELDS NEAR A TRANSMITTING LOOP CAN BE QUITE HIGH, SO KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, TYPICALLY AT LEAST 15 FEET AT 150 W. THE MANUAL, AS WELL AS A SCHEMATIC OF THE CONTROLLER, ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MFJ WEBSITE. INRAD W1 HEADSET K1RO ARRL. ORG IN THE JANUARY 2018 ISSUE OF QST, JOEL HALLAS, W1ZR, REVIEWED A PAIR OF NEW INRAD MICROPHONES AND RELATED ACCESSORIES AND FOUND THAT THEY PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT AUDIO SIGNAL FROM A REASONABLY PRICED, HIGH QUALITY MICROPHONE. INRAD RECENTLY EXPANDED THE PRODUCT LINE TO INCLUDE A NEW HEADSET, THE W1. THE W1 FEATURES LARGE, OVER THE EAR EARPIECES. ITS FLEXIBLE HEADBAND IS WELL PADDED AND INCORPORATES A TILT BACK FEATURE, SO YOU CAN REPOSITION THE HEADBAND WHILE MAINTAINING PROPER ORIENTATION OF THE EARPIECES. THE BOOM MICROPHONE IS ON A FLEXIBLE STALK THAT IS INFINITELY ADJUSTABLE AND INCLUDES A FOAM WIND SCREEN. A 600 DYNAMIC MIC ELEMENT IS SUPPLIED WITH THE W1. ITS FREQUENCY RESPONSE IS SPECIFIED AT 50 HZ TO 15 KHZ, SO YOU WILL PROBABLY WANT TO USE YOUR TRANSCEIVERS TRANSMIT EQUALIZER OR TONE CONTROLS TO TAILOR THE SOUND FOR YOUR VOICE AND OPERATING STYLE. THE HEADSET COMES WITH A CLEVER STRAIGHT AND COILED CABLE. THE STRAIGHT ‰ END OF 40 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ