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Communicators?

nate007 said:
Sledhead,
what do they do differently when ou are hauling #*$&@ vs. trail cruising? We all mainly ride with MX style helmets, if that makes any difference.
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just what convert mentioned. sometimes the wind and engine can set them off. you are constantly adjusting them but i find it no problem, it is wirth the small hassle(i feel) i have never wore an open face helmet before but to go along with our new coletts i purchased a new mx style helmet to try out! i have heard good things about them, so i figured, why not try it! keep the old one for cold days!
you are not going to be able to cruise down the trail having a conversation, they are more for getting attention and then slowing down to speak! sitting at a 3 way stop and discussing wich way too turn without getting off of the sled, warning of oncoming traffic. stuff like that!all while the tunes are pumping through your head! life is good!
 

i was able to try out the collett 900 this weekend, we are still waitin gon head phones for one helmet so jen said i could set mine up and she would take the new ones when they come. she could have used her ipod head phones but chose not too.
any way..... i found the sound from the 900 speakers was very tinny and i had a hard time getting the sound loud enough to enjoy it during a hard or fast ride. i will say that the sound from the chatterbox's is mich better with a much larger range of tones and volume.
after a while i was able to get the mic. positioned correctly and was able to talk to set the vox. off and at least get a feel for that. it was nice to be able to position the mic where it had to be and i found the sensitivity was pretty nice to deal with, again the volume was an issue for me....my hearing is not the best and i just need a little more volume.
all in all i think both products have thier good points and both have thier bad points.
 
Could you explain how the equipment installs into your helmet? I ride with my Ipod all the time now, so If I could just use my Ipod speakers, I'd be good with that, but what about the mic.? I do know even my Ipod speakers don't work as good while riding as they do sitting still, so a difference is expected. I use a No-Fog breath guard, that is basically open to the air below the helmet, and doesn't have much of a way to block wind, except for keeping your head down.
Is is a pain to get everything on, or does the standard speakers stay in the helmet?
I usualy put my Ipod speakers in first, then my headsock, then my breath guard, then my helmet.... you get the picture. I'm the last one ready to ride.
 
the speakers I had for my platinum 900s was velcro'd into the helmet, and always wired to the unit on the side of the helmet. My helmet was a bombi modular, with the full mouth/nose cover. I took a track punch and made a small holefor the mouthpiece to go thru. This also elimiated a lot of outside noise.

Hope this helps, happy new year,
joel
 
Do you think the earbud type speakers would work better, even though you'd have to plug them in every time?
How does the mic. mount?
 
Thanks, that helps a ton!
Has anybody tried any speaker upgrades?
Collet now has evidently told my dealer that he needs to purchase 10 units to become a dealer. We have enough people to purchase 5. If we reach 10, we can get them for $220 per unit for the non-blue-tooth Platinum900. Does this sound fair??
 
Save your money. I have the Collett 900, along with my brother. They are, at best, crap. We bring them with us on our annual 7-10 day trip, 2500kms. In order for them to work, we have to stay within 500' of each other, and if you snowmobile in hilly, or treed terrain, stay within 200' of each other. And then we only talk at intersections, to discuss which way to go. If you plan on having one at the front of your group, and one at the back of your group, you better only have 2 sleds in your group. I've tried everything over the last 15 years, and nothing works good enough to brag about. With todays technology, something must work. Can anyone honestly say they have radios that work consistently perfect?
 
i had no problem with the open face helmet and the wind noise. i am looking into speaker upgrades and i am going to try the i pod headphone thing and see how that goes! see you guys in muni!
 
OUr group is usually 3 -5 sleds, and we're never too far apart. If I ride with my wife, I usually have her lead, and I'm right behind her. As long as it will work from about 500 feet or so, I think we'll get the desired use out of it. All of now ride with MX helmets, and it's too much of a pain in the arse to keep taking goggles and the helmet off to talk, or yelling at each other while stopped, trying to hear over our sleds.
We just mainly want to be able to hear the "UUUUGHH" if somebody gets thown off their sled!
We do plan on getting the Platinum 900's, and we have to get a few more to get the good deal, so if anybody's interested, pm me.
 
My brother and I used our Collette 900 for the first time in 2 years. Same old story. You'll have to adjust for wind noise, throttle noise, etc. We never get 500' of reception. At one point ! other sled was between us, and they would not work. Save your money.If you have unlimited minutes with your cell phones, hook up helmet speakers and a mic, and be done with it. You can be at the hotel having a drink, and the wife can be in the ditch 10 miles behind you, and you'll hear her cursing you, perfectly!!
 
I've been using a Communicator for 14 years now, and honestly, I don't feel comfortable without it now. Once you get your voice tube in the right position and the VOX (there is no squelch) adjusted properly, you should't have to touch a thing. If you wear a modular helmet with a mask, it will put the voice tube in the same place every time. The biggest problem that I have is when riding with someone who can't set theirs up properly so that it always is kicking on. They are very easy to set up. Have the voice tube lightly touching your lips and set the VOX so that the radio will transmit when you have to speak at or just louder than normal conversation level. The thing to keep in mind is that these are a safety device, not a Hi-Fi stereo system. The first time your buddy warns you of oncoming sleds in heavy snowdust driving into the morning sun, you'll really appreciate them.
 
Hey Nate,

I have used the collett for about 3 years now and it is really helpful and it works pretty well. I get way more than 500' more like 1/3-1/2 mile sometimes more if it isnt too hilly. I really like the groomer beacon feature.
 
I haven't used mine in 3 years. (I got sick of the complaining). Yes they had good range and worked well, but they don't work well with newer Modular helmets if you don't use the mask, the mic boom gets caught in the helmet.
 
we went from chatterbox frs to the collett 900's. night and day difference!! i have the colletts for sale because they do not hold a candle to the chatterbox.
 
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