CB radios as Intercoms

Well at super cheep auto they have these digitalk 40ch UHF cb radios for
$19.99 they once were $80.

They have a 3km range, and for 5 bucks extra you get a VOX headset, which is
an ear bud and a microphone similar to a cars hands free kit.

vox works pretty well although you have to say somethign to turn it on then
speak as theirs a delay with cb's as most will know, never say DONT SHOOT as
soona as you push the button as a NY SWAT team member found out when all his
snipers heard was shoot when the crookw alked out of the bank

But anyway im gona put some velcro in the helmet and on the back of the
microphone so it sits inside the helmet and test out how good it works.

so 50 bucks for a bike to bike, or rider to pillion cb intercomm

 

Look around a little more. There are some that come with VOX headsets
where the mic is held against your throat via elastic, military style
(Navy Seals?). In my experience, these are much better than the regular
floating/boom mic onces, as they don't suffer from wind noise.

 

They had those for the $60 5km ranged ones that superceeded the one i
brought, only 10 bucks too for the throat mike..

no wind noise from them, that be cool.

do you speak normally with them?

 

Nah, he still sounds like a wanker.

-----sharks

 

Hurry up then & give us a report.
Have you done it yet?

The cheapo VOX setup might be their downfall but no doubt you could pick
up a better quality VOX mike like an "Audiocom" one, if the CB unit
seems ok.

Bummers

 

Yeah yeah yeah...

you can get a throat mic for this one it tells me on the box, i think i saw
some at super cheep with it..

also gota find some foam padding to put over the microphone to dampen wind
noise, but in my experience with my intercom its all were you put the mic
that matters for the wind noise..

 

Maybe that IS normal for me...

 

Hey MB!

Thanks for the tip-off - that sounds very cool indeed! I might pop down
today and see if I can pick up a couple meself! Certainly cheaper than
the dedicated intercom/phone/music/everything-that-you-don't-need
systems. No doubt you get what you pay for, but I don't really need all
that fancy.

Keep us up to date with how you get on with the mike placement / wind
noise issues too please!!!

Thanks!
Matto
02 Yellow Storm

 

I have an Anti wind noise idea for the Mic.
Put it down your jacket against your throat, near your adams apple.

May work.

Ben

 

You can get a throat mic for it

But we'll see how we go..

 

Did you ever try those CBs from Supercheap?

I sussed them out the other day - a pair of DIGITALK 3380Ds for $69 -
that's a model that this guy in NZud has a headset for (which look
good!) http://www.amalgamate2000.com/sales/motorcycle__communications.htm

Has anyone had experience with the PHS Ltd Bike Comms' K series headsets?

Bummers

 

yeah ive got 2 of them, but they dont work too well speaking with the VOX..

You have to use the push to talk option on em.

Really ive just left them somewere, and yeah, havnt used em.

 

Hmm, what can I do with this passing beam switch on the handlebars?
- sanbar

 

the head set i have has a button on it, as well as the actual unit has a big
PTT button on it.

I just use my rider to pillion speak eazy intercom instead ot them though.

 

It looks like PHS Ltd Bike Comms' K series headsets can be wired with a
Press-To-Talk switch with the Digitalker SP3380D & avoid using the VOX

There's a lot of usful info at:
http://www.amalgamate2000.com/sales/motorcycle__communications.htm

Has anyone had experience with those headsets?

Bummers

 

yeah, i enquired into that bloke once
his intercomm units use the speak ezy module like i have

but he makes his own headsets, with ear pads, directional foam covered
microphones and plugs for cb's

if i didnt have my speakezy, id buy one..

cheers
mad-biker.com

 

testing

 

You need an SWR meter.

 

that would be swarrrrrrrrrrr