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Car/Bike intercoms

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 5:20 pm
by Nefarious
Anyone got any first-hand experience?
The rally kits all come with the motorsport tax attached. All the bike ones seem to be bluetooth these days, which is kind of OK I guess, but I'm a bot nervious relying on another piece of tech in the chain (dead phone battery etc etc).
Don't suppose there's a simple radio-based system out there that's do, say 4 headsets, have a range of 1000 yards, and didn't cost the earth?

Re: Car/Bike intercoms

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 7:42 pm
by DeskJockey

Re: Car/Bike intercoms

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:05 am
by Nefarious
Ta for that. Might be worth investigating something similar, as we're going to need a VHF radio anyway - wonder if we can combine the two functions with just a frequency switch.

I was actually originally thinking about stuff like this. I like the price, but wondering if it's likely to be shit (if so, perhaps the conventional radio solution above is the way to go).

Re: Car/Bike intercoms

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:07 am
by DeskJockey
Safety first!

Keep us posted on progress.

Re: Car/Bike intercoms

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:42 am
by V8Granite
When commissioning we use Peltor headsets as in a noisy engine room we need clear communication. I prefer hand signals so don’t travel with them as it’s anotber couple of kg every trip.

https://www.radio-solutions.co.uk/3m-pe ... gK8uPD_BwE

What I do know is that the commissioning guys went through quite a few types before deciding these were the ones to have. If it’s reliable communication needed if only go for one of the known brands. Especially where hearing protection is concerned I will only use Peltor, they are the absolute best and hearing can be damaged pretty quickly.

Dave!