How well does she work for ya?

 

Our first ride to try these out will be this Sunday. Will post on how they work

 

That was with MX with the chin, but I've never had good luck with VOX in general. Even in a quiet environment, with a decent headset, it either cuts off the first few seconds of what you say (activates to late) or keeps broadcasting without you knowing, making others not able to talk (not deactivating due to noise like breathing or wind). Just my opinion, I find it much better and easier to use PTT systems. I hate not being sure if i am still transmitting over everyone else without taking out the radio and checking. The MotoComm's are nice because they put a PTT button right on the handlebars.

 

radio shack frs radio's with mike's off of Ebay..............20.00 approx and they work great.........! The antenna has a strong magnetic base. You can't buy them from radio shack anymore........but try this. They are on ebay all the time........



http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW



http://www.popularwireless.com/gmrsr...ack211850.html

 

Hey jwyles. My wife and I have used the little wrist radios made in China. Another version is made by Adiovox. We use the ear-piece with the VOX. It works great on the quads, but not so good on the snowmobiles. Seems that the VOX does not work so well on the sleds. So I think we are going to go with the Collets (www.collett.mb.ca). The collets have a connection for the cell phone and CD player. The Collets are pricy, but with all the playing I have been doing with FRS radios, I think I will have spent that much in the long run.
I hope this helps you.
BryceGTX

 

I'll be installing a Motorola Spectra Motorcycle radio on my Sportsman as soon as I make the mount for the rear. The Spectra I have is UHF. I'm licensed on GMRS. I'll be putting out 25 Watts max, but will go in low power so Tx'ing at 10 Watts normally. Will not be setup for VOX at first, but probably will at some point. The other units we use are either Motorola HT750 or GP300 radio's. They are 4 watt handhelds....can also be setup with VOX. I program the radio's myself with the proper programming software, cable and RIB (Radio Interface Box).

Can we talk range.....

dave

 

Daggone, I would say. All you need now is a linear.. hehe

 

I'm wondering if the units are my best bet. I think I will do fine with the radios I have now but I think it would be nice to add a radio. I had an idea that the team may like. I have XM radio now - a Roady2. If we all bought those headsets and bought mini am/fm radios to add to it, we all should have XM radio since my Roady2 transmits to FM. I usually get 300 feet out of it so that should be good for everyone if we are kinda close together.

Any one here use the Colletts or Chatterbox's? Im leaning towards Chatterbox. I just dunno if I want something hanging from my head. Are they compatible with the hand held radios?

 

jwyles,

My Buddies and I all use Chatterboxes when we ride Motorcycles on the Highway and they work great and have great range. We all have the FRS Multi-Sport and it works quite well. When I go on longer rides I plug my Portable CD/MP3 Player in and have tunes all day. IMO the couple downfalls this model has is that it can only talk on 2 Channels, you can talk to other FRS Radios, but they need to figure out what channel you are on. One kid that rode with us had the FRS-X2 and he could talk with us once he figured out what channel we were on, and you get 14 +38 channels with that model + PTT. Another downfall they are not waterproof, so when it rains they have come off. Lastly, they are very, very expensive (got mine for $169 from a local Dealer). I alos had a problem with my Batteries, which fried the unit and the dealer replaced since it was only a month old. An advantage is that they are mounted on the helmet and there are no cords to tangle you up.

They do have a GMRS model available now (GMRS-X1), but you are looking at over $300. I tried to convince my buddies a couple of years ago to buy Chatterboxes so that when we went quadding we'd all have them, but they did not want to fork out the $$$. Back then there were not any good options to use the handhelds with. IMO you would be better oof getting a good set of GMRS radios since they have longer range (some up to 10+ miles) and they are cheaper. You could use them for hunting too. Then get one of the headseats some of the others posted above. I am going to look at possibly getting one of the headsets above to go with my Cobra GMRS Radios.

Hopes this helps,
ZMan079

PS: How do you like your 800?? I saw your vids looks pretty cool... What state trails do you ride on???? Have you ever been to the SProul State Forest Trails??? I have omly ever been to the Buchannan State Forest Trails...

 

We all have Motocross helmets. I got the Motocomm 551's (these are made for Cobra radios which I already had). The website will tell you what set to get to match your radios. Motocomm also sells kits with radios so you don't have to worry about finding the right radios and headsets.

The mic mounts right inside the chin guard on motocross helmets. The speakers sit in the recess of you cheek pads.

I'm impressed so far. The work well and I like the price compared to the Chatterbox (I paid $45/set).