J&M, Cyclecomm, Air-Rider, etc. Headsets all use the same 5 pin setup (Mic, Mic
Ground,
Left Headphone, Right Headphone, Headphone Common Ground.) All those headphones will
connect and operate correctly in the same situation. The only catch being that the
volume of the headphones and microphone may be different due to different resistances.
Louis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 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:
> =>
> => > 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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