In your message dated: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 11:12:48 EDT,
your pithy ruminations on <Re: Communicators> were:
=> The biggest reason I didn't get an Autocomm setup is because of the much higher
=> cost, the second reason is because I can't use any other company's headsets with
=> the Autocomm system. My Cyclecomm setup seems to be working really well. I have
I've had a J&M setup for passenger-to-rider (with music/radar detector inputs)
in the past, and I've got the Autocomm now. Autocomm has a reputation for being
expensive, but it's really the same price (w/in about 10%?) as the J&M, and it
works better.
I didn't think that any system's headsets would work with any other system...on
the road, you are pretty much screwed^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hstuck for spare parts,
except that the J&M is much more common (Gold Wing popularity).
=> adjusted the squelch high enough to eliminate the occational squeal from the ABS
=> pump. I chose not to get a Collett 900Mhz, 49 Mhz, or FRS radio because I still
I've never gotten noise from the ABS system specifically, but both the J&M and
the Autocomm have a small amount of background electrical noise.
=> wouldn't be able to listen to the Goldwing riders or truck drivers (who rarely
=> have anything good to say.)
=> Louis
=>
=> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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=> > My experience with Collett was they looked qood and seemed to be well built.
=> > But they were virtually useless due to electronic interference and feedback
=> > noises. I've heard reports of satisfied customers but would not consider them
=> > after four out of four units had such problems. The Chatterbox units I tested
=> > did work pretty well and I would only consider the newer FRS channels for
=> > bike-to-bike communication. (This is true with any brand of communicator and
=> > means you can talk to any other brand on an FRS channel.)
=> > Autocomm works very well, but you're gonna have to ante up the bucks.
=> >
=> > In a message dated 6/11/00 8:38:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
=> > >Does anybody have comments about Collett Electronics' Model 900 Communicator?
=>
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