My father has a couple of those little Motorola walkabout radios. Got me thinking about ways to use them on the track, pit to car. For most tracks, the range should be fine.

Does anyone know of any headset/mic combos with a PTT button that work with these types of radios, that are small enough to fit inside a full face helmet?

Anyone have any experience trying this out?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FormulaIntegra &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My father has a couple of those little Motorola walkabout radios. Got me thinking about ways to use them on the track, pit to car. For most tracks, the range should be fine.

Does anyone know of any headset/mic combos with a PTT button that work with these types of radios, that are small enough to fit inside a full face helmet?

Anyone have any experience trying this out?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I know some people use these, and seem to enjoy it. I tried it a while back, just got an earpiece and set the thing up in the car. <U>It Sucked ***.</U> Everything was distorted, never could understand what was said, I unplugged the damn thing because it was driving me crazy.

Now I have real radios that will go in the car for the next race, we'll see how well they work.

 

The FRS radios are notorious for their lack of clarity in a race car. There are a few folks who have had reasonable luck-but you will be better served going with the "real" thing like we did. You can spend whatever you want on a basic system. We use Racing Electronics Motorola 1225 16 channel radios and they are always working properly at each track we visit (The Glen, Pocono, BeaveRun for example). It is very important to get set up based on the tracks as topography is an major issue. Another thing, although the channels are "shared" according to the FCC-we have had no interference problems with the 2 we use. Stop into a shop that sells and services 2-way commercial Motorola or Kenwood systems and learn everything you can. Racing Electronics staff is also super with customer service for us and the pro racing crowd in the south.
Our local shop is Mobile Radio Service and they did our install and frequency work. You will also be required-if going this way-to apply for an FCC license and get a 'coordinator' to handle the paperwork. Trust me on this one; I was in the business for over 30 years and this is the simplest way to get up and running on your frequency (s). The coordinator will guide you thru the process and can actually save you money. The license is good for 10 years and will list the locations where you are authorized to operate the equipment on a specific frequency.

All of the above is important for anyone looking at 2-way comm systems. I have nothing against the handi-talkie as I sold many of them for a number of purposes, including the entertainment industry. The ones you find at stores like Sam'sClub are fine for what they are and work for people who go camping and hiking - but this is not a car situation with high noise levels and one needing the PTT and earpieces in a helmet. You can buy the 'buds and mic from Racing Electronics and others and wire them yourself or use their custom built harnesses. Doing this might work with the FRS radio if there are jacks for the 3 things. The 1225 has the jacks and the interface is a special cable.

If you want to chat more-drop me an e-mail.

 

I dont know how well those radios will work... but if you want a nice job go to BSR West in Mira Loma and they can install a mic in your helmet